ACCIPITER NISUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Accipiter nisus mean? 

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

1. small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACCIPITER NISUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Accipiter nisus; sparrow hawk

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

hawk (diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail)

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

Accipiter; genus Accipiter (type genus of the family Accipitridae)