falcon

fal·con  (flkn, fôl-, fôkn)

n.

1.

a. Any of various birds of prey of the family Falconidae and especially of the genus Falco, having a short, curved beak and long, pointed, powerful wings adapted for swift flight.

b. Any of several birds of these or related species, such as hawks, trained to hunt small game.

c. A female bird of this type used in falconry.

2. A small cannon in use from the 15th to the 17th century.

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[Middle English, from Old French faucon, falcun, from Late Latin falc, falcn-; see pel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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falcon [ˈfɔːlkən ˈfɔːkən]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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

2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Falconry)

a.  any of these or related birds, trained to hunt small game

b.  the female of such a bird (compare tercel) Related adj falconine

3. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a light-medium cannon used from the 15th to 17th centuries

[from Old French faucon, from Late Latin falcō hawk, probably of Germanic origin; perhaps related to Latin falx sickle]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	falcon - diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight hawk - diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail Falconidae, family Falconidae - a family of birds of the order Falconiformes Falco peregrinus, peregrine, peregrine falcon - a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry Falco rusticolus, gerfalcon, gyrfalcon - large and rare Arctic falcon having white and dark color phases Falco tinnunculus, kestrel - small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind American kestrel, Falco sparverius, kestrel, sparrow hawk - small North American falcon Falco columbarius, pigeon hawk, merlin - small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry Falco subbuteo, hobby - small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds caracara - any of various long-legged carrion-eating hawks of South America and Central America
Verb	1.	falcon - hunt with falcons; "The tribes like to falcon in the desert" hunt, hunt down, track down, run - pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"

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falcon noun

Related words
adjective falconine
male tercel or tiercel
young eyas

Translations

falcon [ˈfɔːlkən] N → halcón m

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falcon [ˈfɔːlkən] n (= bird) → faucon m peregrine falcon

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falcon

n → Falke m

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falcon [ˈfɔːlkən] n → falco, falcone m

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falcon [ˈfɔːlkən] n → falco, falcone m

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falcon

n falcon [ˈfoːlkən, (American ) ˈfal-]

a kind of bird of prey sometimes used for hunting. valk باز، صَقْر сокол sokol falk der Falke γεράκι halcón pistrik باز haukka faucon בז बाज sokol sólyom elang fálki falco はやぶさ (사냥용의) 매 sakalas vanags falko valk falk sokół falcão şoim сокол sokol sokol soko []falk เหยี่ยว doğan, şahin 獵鷹；隼 сокіл باز chim ưng; chim cắt 猎鹰；隼