About The Word Falcon
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Falcon
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What's The Definition Of Falcon?
[n] diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
[v] hunt with falcons; "The Arabs like to falcon in the desert" Synonyms | Synonyms for Falcon: Related Terms | Find terms related to Falcon: See Also | American kestrel | caracara | Falco columbarius | Falco peregrinus | Falco rusticolus | Falco sparverius | Falco subbuteo | Falco tinnunculus | Falconidae | family Falconidae | gerfalcon | gyrfalcon | hawk | hobby | hunt | hunt down | kestrel | merlin | peregrine | peregrine falcon | pigeon hawk | run | sparrow hawk | track down Falcon In Webster's Dictionary \Fal"con\, n. [OE. faucon, faucoun, OF. faucon, falcon,
?. faucon, fr. LL. falco, perh. from L. falx, falcis, a
sickle or scythe, and named from its curving talons. Cf.
{Falchion}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) One of a family ({Falconid[ae]}) of raptorial birds,
characterized by a short, hooked beak, strong claws,
and powerful flight.
(b) Any species of the genus {Falco}, distinguished by
having a toothlike lobe on the upper mandible;
especially, one of this genus trained to the pursuit
of other birds, or game.
In the language of falconry, the female
peregrine ({Falco peregrinus}) is exclusively
called the falcon. --Yarrell.
2. (Gun.) An ancient form of cannon.
{Chanting falcon}. (Zo["o]l.) See under {Chanting}.
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