http://wordie.org/words/accipiter Comments for the word 'Accipiter' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/accipiter#comments Ha! Great definition! Never heard of that one before. Thanks, c_b. :-) Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:11:49 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/accipiter#comments http://wordie.org/words/accipiter#comments I know this was probably listed as a bird of prey, e.g. eagles and falcons, but I love this secondary definition: <br />Surgery. ‘A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the claw of a hawk.’ Wed, 14 Feb 2007 13:50:24 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/accipiter#comments