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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Accipitres

· Ac·cip·i·tres · IPA
01 n. pl. The order that includes rapacious birds. They have a hooked bill, and sharp, strongly curved talons. There are three families, represented …
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    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.(Zool.)