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GENUS ACCIPITER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Accipiter mean?
• GENUS ACCIPITER (noun)
The noun GENUS ACCIPITER has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the family Accipitridae
Familiarity information: GENUS ACCIPITER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the family Accipitridae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Accipiter; genus Accipiter
Hypernyms ("genus Accipiter" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Accipiter"):
Accipiter gentilis; goshawk (large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry)
Accipiter nisus; sparrow hawk (small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa)
Accipiter cooperii; blue darter; Cooper's hawk (bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight)
Holonyms ("genus Accipiter" is a member of...):
Accipitridae; family Accipitridae (hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles)
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