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ACCIPITER GENTILIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Accipiter gentilis mean?
• ACCIPITER GENTILIS (noun)
The noun ACCIPITER GENTILIS has 1 sense:
1. large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry
Familiarity information: ACCIPITER GENTILIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Accipiter gentilis; goshawk
Hypernyms ("Accipiter gentilis" is a kind of...):
hawk (diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail)
Holonyms ("Accipiter gentilis" is a member of...):
Accipiter; genus Accipiter (type genus of the family Accipitridae)
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