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- proper noun obsolete, zoology An obsolete
order that includesrapacious birds, and now forms part of theCiconiiformes . They have a hooked bill, and sharp, strongly curvedtalons . There are three families, represented by thevultures , thefalcons orhawks , and theowls .
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From Latin, plural of accipiter ("hawk").
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