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English > 1 sense of the word Accipitriformes:
NOUNanimalAccipitriformes, order Accipitriformesin some classifications an alternative name for the Falconiformes
English > Accipitriformes: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningIn some classifications an alternative name for the Falconiformes.
Synonymorder Accipitriformes
Broaderbird of prey, raptor, raptorial birdAny of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals