Accipitrine

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Accipitrine \Ac*cip"i*trine\ (#; 277), a. [Cf. F. accipitrin.]
     (Zool.)
     Like or belonging to the Accipitres; raptorial; hawklike.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  accipitrine
       adj : of or relating to or belonging to the genus Accipiter (or to
             typical hawks)