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Accipitres
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(pl.) of Accipiter
(2):
(n. pl.) 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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Accipitres'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/a/accipitres.html. 1828.