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单词 accipitrine
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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

1830–40; <Latin accipitr- (see accipitral) + -ine1

Words nearby accipitrine

accident-prone, accident proneness, accidie, accipiter, accipitral, accipitrine, Accius, acclaim, acclamation, acclimate, acclimation
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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