Accipitres

Ac`cip´i`tres


n. pl.1.(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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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