accipitridae

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Accipitridae
    n 1: hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles [syn:
         {Accipitridae}, {family Accipitridae}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Accipitridae \Accipitridae\ n.
   1. 1 a family of birds consisting of the hawks; -- this
      family includes the Old World vultures; kites; harriers;
      and eagles.

   Syn: family {Accipitridae}.
        [WordNet 1.5]