astur

noun as·tur \ ˈastə(r) \

Definition of astur

1 capitalized : a genus consisting of the goshawks and sometimes considered a subgenus of Accipiter

2 plural -s : goshawk

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Origin and Etymology of astur

New Latin, from astur, a hawk (probably a 16th century insertion in the manuscript of a Late Latin writer), probably from Romansh, hawk, from Latin accipiter