Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Of or pertaining to the Accipitres or birds of prey; having the character of a bird of prey; hawk-like.
Wiktionary
- adj. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a falcon or hawk; hawklike - Lowell
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a falcon or hawk; hawklike.
Examples
“The accipitral birds are the eagles, the vultures, the falcons, the owls -- all those birds that bite and tear unhappy mammals as well as birds of more peaceful habits than themselves.”
The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 30, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly
“a bird, and lifted his accipitral profile with a predatory alertness.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘accipitral’.
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impeccable, accouterment, accoutrement, cc, access, baccivorous, desiccant, floccular, successor, occidental, laccolithic, laccolith and 143 more...
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Rare Words - A
Not just rare words, but thousands of RARE WORDS WITH DEFINITIONS.
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phrontistery - a
from phrontistery.info
aba, abacinate, abactor, abaculus, abaft, abampere, abapical, abarticular, abasement, abasia, abask, abatis and 1214 more...
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The Pits
armpit, pit, pits, cockpit, pity, pithy, pit bull terrier, pit boss, pit stop, pitcher, fire pit, peach pit and 76 more...
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Falconry
falconry, Falconry, falcon, austringer, bangle, bate, hood, tirret, bal-chatri trap, falconer, shikra trap, the falcon cannot... and 60 more...
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Resembling that of a Bird of Prey
Adjectives meaning "resembling that of a bird of prey"
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Peregrinatio
words of pilgrimage in the Celtic tradition
peregrinari pro Dei amore
many from Thomas Merton's 'Mystics and Zen Masters'pergrini, St. Columba, St. Cadroe, eulogiae, Aetheria, martyrium, St. Brendan, relegatio in insulam, Le Puy, Compostela, Rocamadour, Ponce de Leras and 19 more...
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