accipiter Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun type genus of the family Accipitridae
    genus Accipiter.

WordNet

Ac*cip"i*ter noun
Etymology
L., hawk.
Wordforms
plural E Accipiters L Accipitres
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) 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.

Webster 1913