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ACCIPITRIFORMES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Accipitriformes mean?
• ACCIPITRIFORMES (noun)
The noun ACCIPITRIFORMES has 1 sense:
1. in some classifications an alternative name for the Falconiformes
Familiarity information: ACCIPITRIFORMES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In some classifications an alternative name for the Falconiformes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Accipitriformes; order Accipitriformes
Hypernyms ("Accipitriformes" is a kind of...):
bird of prey; raptor; raptorial bird (any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals)
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