accipitrine

[ ak-sip-i-trin, -trahyn ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the family Accipitridae, comprising the hawks, Old World vultures, kites, harriers, and eagles.
2. raptorial; like or related to the birds of prey.

Word History and Origins

Origin of accipitrine¹

1830–40; < Latin accipitr- ( accipitral ) + -ine ¹

Example Sentences

An Accipitrine bird, the same as that obtained at Shair-i-Suffer.

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