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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
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   2. (Surg.) A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the
      claw of a hawk.
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