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ACCIPITRINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does accipitrine mean?
• ACCIPITRINE (adjective)
The adjective ACCIPITRINE has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to or belonging to the genus Accipiter (or to typical hawks)
Familiarity information: ACCIPITRINE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or belonging to the genus Accipiter (or to typical hawks)
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Accipiter (type genus of the family Accipitridae)
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