accipitrine

Definition of Accipitrine in English :

1. accipitrine

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Accipitrine

adjective

1. Also: accipitral (ækˈsɪpɪtrəl )

of, relating to, or resembling a hawk; rapacious

2.

of, relating to, or belonging to the subfamily Accipitrinae, which includes the hawks

adjective

of or relating to a family (Accipitridae) of diurnal birds of prey, including hawks, eagles, and kites

n.

A hawk of the genus Accipiter, characterized by short wings and a long tail.