Crossword clues for accipitrine
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Accipitrine
Accipitrine \Ac*cip"i*trine\ (#; 277), a. [Cf. F. accipitrin.] (Zo["o]l.) Like or belonging to the Accipitres; raptorial; hawklike. [1913 Webster] ||
Wiktionary
accipitrine
a. (context ornithology English) Like or belonging to the accipitres; raptorial; hawklike. n. A hawk or a hawk like bird.
WordNet
accipitrine
adj. of or relating to or belonging to the genus Accipiter (or to typical hawks)
Usage examples of "accipitrine".
Tall, lean, with strong, bold features, a keen, scholarly, accipitrine nose, thin, expressive lips, great solemnity and impressiveness of voice and manner, he was my early model of a classic orator.