genus accipiter

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the family Accipitridae (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	bird genus,
definition	:	a genus of birds (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	accipiter gentilis, goshawk,
definition	:	large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	accipiter nisus, sparrow hawk,
definition	:	small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	accipiter cooperii, blue darter, cooper's hawk,
definition	:	bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	accipitridae, family accipitridae,
definition	:	hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles (noun.animal)