Definition of Accipitriformes

1. Noun. In some classifications an alternative name for the Falconiformes.

Exact synonyms: Order Accipitriformes
Generic synonyms: Bird Of Prey, Raptor, Raptorial Bird

Lexicographical Neighbors of Accipitriformes

Acarus
Acarus balatus
Acarus folliculorum
Acarus gallinae
Acarus hordei
Acarus rhizoglypticus hyacinthi
Acarus scabiei
Accad
Accadian
Accadians
Accho
Accipiter cooperii
Accipiter gentilis
Accipiter nisus
Accipitridae
Accipitriformes (current term)
Accra
Accrington
Accy
Aceh
Acehnese
Acela
Acer
Acer argutum
Acer campestre
Acer circinatum
Acer glabrum
Acer japonicum
Acer macrophyllum
Acer negundo

Literary usage of Accipitriformes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Zoological Record ...: Being Records of Zoological Literature by Zoological Record Association (London, England), Zoological Society of London (1896)
"»p., Miocène? of Patagonia ; F. AMEGHINO, Bol. Inst. Geogr. Argent, xv, pp. 99 & 100. Order Accipitriformes. ..."

2. Bulletin of the Geological Institution of the University of Upsala by Uppsala universitet Geologiska institutionen (1901)
"If it seemed certain that the femur in question belonged to some representative of Accipitriformes it is still ... In other Accipitriformes the shape of the ..."

3. The Zoological Record ...: Being Records of Zoological Literature by Zoological Society of London (1901)
"Mem. Soc. Moscou xvi, pp. 1-163, Taf. i-vi. [Accipitriformes.] 528. - . ... On the species of Aquila. T. c. pp. 6-10. [Accipitriformes.] 531. -- . ..."

4. Annual Report by New York Zoological Society, Tennyson Society (1908)
"... Accipitriformes, Strigiformes, Psittaciformes, 3 3 Swans, Geese and Ducks. 43 Cormorants and Pelicans. ..."

5. Annual Report by New York Zoological Society, Tennyson Society (1906)
"5 12 Accipitriformes, Hawks and Eagles ; Old- World Vultures 12 35 Strigiformes, Owls 10 28 Psittaciformes, Parrots, Macaws, ..."

6. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1920)
"... Accipitriformes and Strigiformes. 1 Report of the Superintendent of the National Zoological Park for the Fiscal ..."

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