accipitrine Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or relating to or belonging to the genus Accipiter (or to typical hawks)

WordNet


Ac*cip"i*trine adjective
Etymology
Cf. F. accipitrin.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Like or belonging to the Accipitres; raptorial; hawklike.

Webster 1913