Accipitres

See also: accipitres

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin accipitres, plural of accipiter (“hawk”).

Proper noun

Accipitres

1. (obsolete, zoology) An obsolete order that includes rapacious birds, and now forms part of the Accipitriformes. They have a hooked bill, and sharp, strongly curved talons. There are three families, represented by the vultures, the falcons or hawks, and the owls.

Synonyms

• (order): Raptores

Related terms

• Accipitridae
• Accipitrinae
• Accipitriformes

Further reading

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “Accipitres”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.