'Accipiter gentilis' definitions:

Definition of 'Accipiter gentilis'

From: WordNet
noun
Large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry [syn: goshawk, Accipiter gentilis]

Definition of 'Accipiter gentilis'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]