accipiter

Meaning

  1. Any hawk of the genus Accipiter.
  2. Any hawk formerly classified in the genus Accipiter, such as Tachyspiza and Astur.
  3. A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the claw of a hawk.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/æk.ˈsɪp.ə.tɚ/
Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin accipiter (“hawk”).

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