1. chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons; hawks; eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vultures; [syn: Falconiformes, order Falconiformes]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Falconiformes
n 1: chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and
long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons; hawks;
eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vultures [syn: Falconiformes,
order Falconiformes]