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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

Noun

a type of bird of prey that can be trained to hunt other birds and small animals [Late Latin falco hawk]

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"

Translations

falcon [ˈfɔːlkən] n → halcón m

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falcon [ˈfɔːlkən] n → faucon m

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falcon [ˈfɔːlkən] n → Falke 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 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