[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

accipiter \accip"iter\, n.; pl. e. accipiters. l.
   accipitres. l., hawk.
   1. zool. a genus of rapacious birds; one of the accipitres
      or raptores.
      1913 webster

   2. surg. a bandage applied over the nose, resembling the
      claw of a hawk.
      1913 webster
see also:
accipiters accipitres 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

accipitres \accip"itres\, n. pl. l., hawks. zool.
   the order that includes rapacious birds. they have a hooked
   bill, and sharp, strongly curved talons. there are three
   families, represented by the vultures, the falcons or hawks,
   and the owls.
   1913 webster

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