- Dictionary
- A
- Accipiter
- Related Words
Words related to accipiter
ac·cip·i·ter
A a -
astringer
a styptic or constrictive substance -
cooper's hawk
a small North American hawk, Accipiter cooperii, having a bluish-grey back and wings and a reddish-brown breast -
goshawk
any of several powerful, short-winged hawks, as Accipiter gentilis, of Europe and America, formerly much used in falconry. -
musket
a heavy, large-caliber smoothbore gun for infantry soldiers, introduced in the 16th century: the predecessor of the modern rifle. -
sharp-shinned hawk
a North American hawk, Accipiter striatus, having extremely slender legs, a bluish-gray back, and a white, rusty-barred breast. -
sparrow hawk
a small, short-winged European hawk, Accipiter nisus, that preys on smaller birds.