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accipiter
1. A hawk, typically with short broad wings and a long tail; such as, a sparrow hawk or goshawk.
2. A hawk of the genus Accipiter, characterized by short wings and a long tail.
This entry is located in the following units: accipit- (page 1) cap-, cip-, capt-, cept-, ceive, -ceipt, -ceit, -cipient (page 1)
Terretur minimo pennae stridore columba unguibus, accipiter, saucia facta tuis.
O hawk, the dove that's been wounded by your talons is frightened by the least flutter of a feather.

A Latin idiom. The French, Italians, and Spanish have an equivalent idiom: "A scalded cat is afraid of cold water." Another similar idiom: "A burned child is afraid of a puff of smoke."

This entry is located in the following units: accipit- (page 1) columba-, columb- (page 1) Latin Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Words: Group T (page 2) mini-, minor-, minut-, minu-, min- (page 4) penna- + (page 2) ungu- + (page 1)