Ac*cip"i*ter (#), n.; pl. E. Accipiters (#). L. Accipitres (#). [L., hawk.]
1. Zool.
A genus of rapacious birds; one of the Accipitres or Raptores.
2. Surg.
A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the claw of a hawk.
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