/ Dictionary / Index A accipiter: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ac•cip•i•ter Pronunciation: (ak-sip'i-tur), [key] — n. a hawk of the genus Accipiter, having short, rounded wings and a long tail and feeding chiefly on small mammals and birds. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: accipiter (Thesaurus) accidie accipitral Related Content Daily Word Quiz: perspicacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language