Plural of accipiter; a group of hawks or the hawk family in taxonomic classification.
From Latin 'accipitres,' the standard Latin plural of 'accipiter.' Retained in scientific nomenclature and taxonomic contexts.
This Latin plural lives on in scientific papers and ornithological texts—modern scientists writing about multiple hawk species sometimes use this learned plural to sound more authoritative, even though 'accipiters' would work fine.
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