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    ACCIPITER

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Type genus of the family Accipitridaeplay

    Synonyms:

    Accipiter; genus Accipiter

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

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

    bird genus (a genus of birds)

    Meronyms (members of "Accipiter"):

    Accipiter gentilis; goshawk (large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry)

    Accipiter nisus; sparrow hawk (small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa)

    Accipiter cooperii; blue darter; Cooper's hawk (bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight)

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

    Accipitridae; family Accipitridae (hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles)

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