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falcon
[fawl-kuhn, fal-, faw-kuhn]
noun
any of several birds of prey of the family Falconidae, especially of the genus Falco, usually distinguished by long, pointed wings, a hooked beak with a toothlike notch on each side of the upper bill, and swift, agile flight, typically diving to seize prey: some falcon species are close to extinction.
Falconry.
the female gyrfalcon.
any bird of prey trained for use in falconry.
a small, light cannon in use from the 15th to the 17th century.
Military.Falcon, a family of air-to-air guided missiles, some of them capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
falcon
/ ˈfɔːkən, ˈfɔːlkən /
noun
any diurnal bird of prey of the family Falconidae , esp any of the genus Falco (gyrfalcon, peregrine falcon, etc), typically having pointed wings and a long tail
any of these or related birds, trained to hunt small game
the female of such a bird Compare tercel
a light-medium cannon used from the 15th to 17th centuries
Other 51Թ Forms
- falconine adjective
- falconoid adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of falcon1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of falcon1
Example Sentences
“He is a mix between a bird of prey, like a peregrine falcon, with extremely streamlined shapes — of course a feline but also a Mexican salamander called an axolotl,” Otto says.
He was a liberal, a stoner and a lover of falcons.
"Those birds, in turn, then provide a food source for some of the more charismatic birds, like peregrine falcons or kestrels."
What’s true of falcons and songbirds also applies to murder suspects.
She compares him to a peregrine falcon because “his frame rate operates at an entirely different speed to everybody else’s.”
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