accipitrine
[ ak-sip-i-trin, -trahyn ]
/ ækˈsɪp ɪ trɪn, -ˌtraɪn /
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to the family Accipitridae, comprising the hawks, Old World vultures, kites, harriers, and eagles.
raptorial; like or related to the birds of prey.
Origin of accipitrine
Words nearby accipitrine
accidentally on purpose,
accidentology,
accidie,
accipiter,
accipitral,
accipitrine,
accius,
acclaim,
acclamation,
acclimate,
acclimation
Example sentences from the Web for accipitrine
An Accipitrine bird, the same as that obtained at Shair-i-Suffer.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The |William Griffith
British Dictionary definitions for accipitrine
accipitrine
/ (ækˈsɪpɪˌtraɪn, -trɪn) /
adjective
Also: accipitral (ækˈsɪpɪtrəl)
of, relating to, or resembling a hawk; rapacious
of, relating to, or belonging to the subfamily Accipitrinae, which includes the hawks