accipitrine
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prettygoodwordaccipitrine (ak-SIP-i-trayn) - adj., of, pertaining to, resembling, or being a member of the genus Accipiter of true hawks; raptorial, hawklike.
Or of the family Accipitridae, which expands the set to include eagles. Feel free to modify the final vowel sound per your local dialect for that ending. From the genus name, from the Latin accipiter, hawk.
---L.
Or of the family Accipitridae, which expands the set to include eagles. Feel free to modify the final vowel sound per your local dialect for that ending. From the genus name, from the Latin accipiter, hawk.
---L.
