Accipiter

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Accipiter
    n 1: type genus of the family Accipitridae [syn: {Accipiter},
         {genus Accipiter}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Accipiter \Ac*cip"i*ter\, n.; pl. E. {Accipiters}. L.
   {Accipitres}. [L., hawk.]
   1. (Zool.) A genus of rapacious birds; one of the Accipitres
      or Raptores.
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   2. (Surg.) A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the
      claw of a hawk.
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