English Explanatory Dictionary

accipitrine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hawk or a hawk-like bird.
adj
  1. Like or belonging to the Accipitriformes; raptorial; hawklike.

Pronunciation

/ækˈsɪp.əˌtɹaɪn/ /ækˈsɪp.ə.tɹɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-accipitrine.wav

Word forms

accipitrine accipitrines more accipitrine most accipitrine

Etymology

* accipiter + -ine * Compare French accipitrin

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on A Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary