Definition of accipitridae Accipitridae

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What does accipitridae mean?

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Noun
accipitridae - hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles
		family Accipitridae
		bird family a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
		falconiformes, order falconiformes chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons; hawks; eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vultures
		hawk diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
		accipiter, genus accipiter type genus of the family Accipitridae
		buteo, genus buteo broad-winged soaring hawks
		genus pernis, pernis a common European bird of prey; dull brown with white-streaked underparts
		kite any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
		genus-milvus, milvus a genus including the common European kits
		elanoides, genus elanoides a genus of kites
		elanus, genus elanus a genus of small kites of both Old and New Worlds
		genus circus, circus a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals; "the children always love to go to the circus"
		circaetus, genus circaetus harrier eagles
		bird of jove, eagle any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
		genus harpia, harpia a genus of Accipitridae
		genus aquila, aquila a genus of Accipitridae
		genus haliaeetus, haliaeetus a genus of Accipitridae
		old world vulture any of several large vultures of Africa and Eurasia
		genus gyps, gyps a genus of Accipitridae
		genus gypaetus, gypaetus in some classifications the type genus of the family Aegypiidae
		genus neophron, neophron a genus of Accipitridae