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ACCIPITER NISUS

Dictionary entry overview: What does Accipiter nisus mean?

• ACCIPITER NISUS (noun)
The noun ACCIPITER NISUS has 1 sense:

1. small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa

Familiarity information: ACCIPITER NISUS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ACCIPITER NISUS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Accipiter nisus; sparrow hawk

Hypernyms ("Accipiter nisus" is a kind of...):

hawk (diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail)

Holonyms ("Accipiter nisus" is a member of...):

Accipiter; genus Accipiter (type genus of the family Accipitridae)

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