accipiter cooperii
- n bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight
accipiter gentilis
- n large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry
accipitriformes
- n in some classifications an alternative name for the Falconiformes
acclaim
- n enthusiastic approval
the book met with modest acclaim - v praise vociferously
- v clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval