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falco peregrinus |
falco rusticolus |
falco sparverius |
falco subbuteo |
falco tinnunculus |
falcon
| falcon-gentil
| falcon-gentle
| falconer
| falconet
| falconidae
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falcon
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun falcon has 1 sense
- falcon(n = noun.animal) Array - diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight; Array is a kind of hawk
is a member of falconidae, family falconidae
has particulars: falco peregrinus, peregrine, peregrine falcon, falco rusticolus, gerfalcon, gyrfalcon, falco tinnunculus, kestrel, american kestrel, falco sparverius, kestrel, sparrow hawk, falco columbarius, merlin, pigeon hawk, falco subbuteo, hobby, caracara
Derived form verb falcon1
Verb falcon has 1 sense
- falcon(v = verb.competition) Array - hunt with falcons; "The tribes like to falcon in the desert" is one way to hunt, hunt down, run, track down
Derived forms noun falcon1, noun falconer1, noun falconry1
Sample sentence:
In the summer they like to go out and falcon
CIDE DICTIONARY
falcon, 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.].
- One of a family (
Falconidæ ) of raptorial birds, characterized by a short, hooked beak, strong claws, and powerful flight. [1913 Webster]"In the language of falconry, the female peregrine (Falco peregrinus ) is exclusively called the falcon." [1913 Webster] - An ancient form of cannon. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
falcon, n.
1 any diurnal bird of prey of the family Falconidae, having long pointed wings, and sometimes trained to hunt small game for sport.
2 (in falconry) a female falcon (cf. TERCEL).
1 any diurnal bird of prey of the family Falconidae, having long pointed wings, and sometimes trained to hunt small game for sport.
2 (in falconry) a female falcon (cf. TERCEL).
Etymology
ME f. OF faucon f. LL falco -onis, perh. f. L falx scythe or f. Gmc
ROGET THESAURUS
falcon
Thief
N thief, robber, homo triumliterarum, pilferer, rifler, filcher, plagiarist, spoiler, depredator, pillager, marauder, harpy, shark, land shark, falcon, mosstrooper, bushranger, Bedouin, brigand, freebooter, bandit, thug, dacoit, pirate, corsair, viking, Paul Jones, buccaneer, buccanier, piqueerer, pickeerer, rover, ranger, privateer, filibuster, rapparee, wrecker, picaroon, smuggler, poacher, abductor, badger, bunko man, cattle thief, chor, contrabandist, crook, hawk, holdup man, hold-up, jackleg, kidnaper, rustler, cattle rustler, sandbagger, sea king, skin, sneak thief, spieler, strong-arm man, highwayman, Dick Turpin, Claude Duval, Macheath, footpad, sturdy beggar, cut purse, pick purse, pickpocket, light-fingered gentry, sharper, card sharper, skittle sharper, thimblerigger, rook, Greek, blackleg, leg, welsher, defaulter, Autolycus, Jeremy Diddler, Robert Macaire, artful dodger, trickster, swell mob, chevalier d'industrie, shoplifter, swindler, peculator, forger, coiner, fence, receiver of stolen goods, duffer, smasher, burglar, housebreaker, cracksman, magsman, Bill Sikes, Jack Sheppard, Jonathan Wild, gang, gang of thieves, theft ring, organized crime, mafia, the Sicilian Mafia, the mob, la cosa nostra, Dillinger, Al Capone, Robin Hood.
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