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Falcon

Falcon Meaning & Definition
Falcon Definition And Meaning

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"

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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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