ACCIPITER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Accipiter mean? 

• ACCIPITER (noun)
  The noun ACCIPITER has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the family Accipitridae

  Familiarity information: ACCIPITER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACCIPITER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the family Accipitridae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Accipiter; genus Accipiter

Hypernyms ("Accipiter" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Accipiter"):

Accipiter gentilis; goshawk (large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry)

Accipiter nisus; sparrow hawk (small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa)

Accipiter cooperii; blue darter; Cooper's hawk (bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight)

Holonyms ("Accipiter" is a member of...):

Accipitridae; family Accipitridae (hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles)