accipiter

(ak sip′ət ər)

noun

any of a genus (Accipiter) of small to medium-sized hawks with short, rounded wings and a long tail, as Cooper's hawk

Origin: L < *acupeter, swift-winged < IE *au-, swift, prob. < base *a- (see acid) + *peter-, wing: see feather

See accipiter in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A hawk of the genus Accipiter, characterized by short wings and a long tail.

Origin:

Origin: Latin, hawk; see ōku- in Indo-European roots

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