Found 2 items, similar to Falcon.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: falcon
falcon
n : diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings
adapted for swift flight
falcon
v : hunt with falcons;
“The Arabs like to falcon in the desert”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Falcon
Falcon
\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.
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In the language of falconry, the female
peregrine (
Falco peregrinus) is exclusively
called the falcon. --Yarrell.
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2. (Gun.) An ancient form of cannon.
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Chanting falcon. (Zo["o]l.) See under
Chanting.
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