From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
Accipiter
n : type genus of the family Accipitridae [syn: Accipiter,
genus Accipiter]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Accipiter \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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Surg.) A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the claw of a hawk. [1913 Webster]