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Accipitres

Accipitres \Ac*cip"i*tres\, n. pl. [L., hawks.] (Zo["o]l.) The order that includes rapacious birds. They have a hooked bill, and sharp, strongly curved talons. There are three families, represented by the vultures, the falcons or hawks, and the owls.

Accipitres

Accipiter \Ac*cip"i*ter\, n.; pl. E. Accipiters. L. Accipitres. [L., hawk.]

  1. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of rapacious birds; one of the Accipitres or Raptores.

  2. (Surg.) A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the claw of a hawk.