Definitions for falconˈfɔl kən, ˈfæl-, ˈfɔ kən

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

fal•conˈfɔl kən, ˈfæl-, ˈfɔ kən(n.)

  1. any of various birds of prey of the family Falconidae, having long pointed wings and capable of swift, agile flight.

    Category: Ornithology

  2. Falconry. the female gyrfalcon. the female peregrine falcon.

    Category: Sport

    Ref: Compare tercel.

  3. any bird of prey trained for use in falconry.

  4. a small cannon in use from the 15th to the 17th centuries.

Origin of falcon:

1200–50; ME fauco(u)n, falcon < AF, OF faucon < LL falcōnem

fal′co•noid`(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. falcon(verb)

    diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight

  2. falcon(verb)

    hunt with falcons

    "The tribes like to falcon in the desert"

Wiktionary

  1. falcon(Noun)

    Any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey.

  2. falcon(Verb)

    To hunt with a falcon or falcons.

  3. Origin: From falcon, faulcon, from falcon, falcun, from falco, of origin, probably via Old , from falkô, from from pol̑-, from . Cognate with fealca, fealcen, valk, Falke, falk, fálki, pálšas, bāls, buolgs. More at fallow.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Falcon(noun)

    one of a family (Falconidae) of raptorial birds, characterized by a short, hooked beak, strong claws, and powerful flight

  2. Falcon(noun)

    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

  3. Falcon(noun)

    an ancient form of cannon


Translations for falcon

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

falcon(noun)

a kind of bird of prey sometimes used for hunting.

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