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accipiters

accipiters is the plural of accipiter.

Meaning of accipiter

Noun

accipiter (plural accipiters)

  1. Any hawk of the genus Accipiter.
  2. Any hawk formerly classified in the genus Accipiter, such as Tachyspiza and Astur.
  3. A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the claw of a hawk.

Questions about accipiters

What is accipiters the plural of?
Accipiters is the plural of accipiter.

Words near accipiters in the dictionary

  1. accipient
  2. accipients
  3. accipitaries
  4. accipitary
  5. accipiter
  6. accipiters
  7. accipitral
  8. accipitraries
  9. accipitrary
  10. accipitrid
  11. accipitrids

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