Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An order which contains the diurnal birds of prey: divided by Pycraft into three suborders, Accipitres, birds of prey proper, Serpentarii, the secretary-bird, and Cathartæ, the American vultures.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons; hawks; eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vultures
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