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Accipiter

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Noun

1. accipiter, genus accipiter

type genus of the family Accipitridae

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Accipiter

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noun
any hawk of the genus Accipiter, typically having short rounded wings and a long tail

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Accipiter

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

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Accipiter

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

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