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 — more at accipiter
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