accipiter gentilis

2 definitions found

accipiter gentilis - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  falcon-gentil \fal"con-gen`til\, falcon-gentle \falcon-gentle\,
     n. [F. faucon-gentil. See Falcon, and Genteel.]
     1. (Zool.) any female falcon; especially 
        [PJC]
  
     2. (Zool.) a female peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus).
  
     Syn: falcon-gentil.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. (Zool.) The female or young of the goshawk (Accipiter  gentilis
        , formerly Astur palumbarius).
        [1913 Webster]

accipiter gentilis - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Accipiter gentilis
      n 1: large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry
           [syn: goshawk, Accipiter gentilis]