falcon
/ˈfɒlkən/ · noun
Meaning
- Any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey.
- A female such bird, a male being a tiercel.
- A light cannon used from the 15th to the 17th century; a falconet.
- To hunt with a falcon or falcons.
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