| NOUN | animal | Accipiter, genus Accipiter | type genus of the family Accipitridae |
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| Meaning | type genus of the family Accipitridae. | |
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| Synonym | genus Accipiter | |
| Member of | Accipitridae, family Accipitridae | hawks |
| Members | Cooper's hawk, blue darter, Accipiter cooperii | Bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight |
| goshawk, Accipiter gentilis | large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry | |
| sparrow hawk, Accipiter nisus | small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa | |
| Broader | bird genus | A genus of birds |
| Adjectives | accipitrine | of or relating to or belonging to the genus Accipiter (or to typical hawks) |