accipitral

accipitral

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ækˈsɪ.pə.tɹəl/, /æˈsɪ.pə.tɹəl/

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Adjective

accipitral (comparative more accipitral, superlative most accipitral)

1. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a falcon or hawk; hawklike
   • c. 1860, attributed to James Russell Lowell

     • Yes, it's good; but it hasn't his fine accipitral look.

Synonyms

• accipitrine