accipitrid

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noun

Any member of the family Accipitridae of birds of prey.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounaccipitrid (plural accipitrids)

plural accipitrids

  1. biologyAny member of the family Accipitridae of birds of prey.

Origin

  1. taxonomic nameAccipitridae
  2. Englishaccipitrid

From taxonomic name Accipitridae.

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Translations

French accipitridé
  • accipitridéany member of the Accipitridae
Hungarian vágómadárfélé
  • vágómadárféléany member of the Accipitridae
Italian accipitride
  • accipitrideany member of the Accipitridae
Polish jastrzębiowaty
  • jastrzębiowatyany member of the Accipitridae
Portuguese acipitrídeo
  • acipitrídeoany member of the Accipitridae
Turkish atmacagiller
  • atmacagillerany member of the Accipitridae
Cite this entry
APA

accipitrid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accipitrid

MLA

“accipitrid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accipitrid. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “accipitrid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accipitrid.

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