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accipiter definition

ac·cipi·ter (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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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