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- Falcon - n. - One of a family (Falconidae) of raptorial birds, characterized by a short, hooked beak, strong claws, and powerful flight.
- Falcon - n. - 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.
- Falcon - n. - An ancient form of cannon.
- Falconer - n. - A person who breeds or trains hawks for taking birds or game; one who follows the sport of fowling with hawks.
- Falconet - n. - One of the smaller cannon used in the 15th century and later.
- Falconet - n. - One of several very small Asiatic falcons of the genus Microhierax.
- Falconet - n. - One of a group of Australian birds of the genus Falcunculus, resembling shrikes and titmice.
- Falcongentil - n. - The female or young of the goshawk (Astur palumbarius).
- Falconine - a. - Like a falcon or hawk; belonging to the Falconidae
- Falconry - n. - The art of training falcons or hawks to pursue and attack wild fowl or game.
- Falconry - n. - The sport of taking wild fowl or game by means of falcons or hawks.
- Lanneret - n. m. - A long-tailed falcon (Falco lanarius), of Southern Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa, resembling the American prairie falcon.
- Shahin - n. - A large and swift Asiatic falcon (Falco pregrinator) highly valued in falconry.
- Merlin - n. - A small European falcon (Falco lithofalco, or F. aesalon).
- Lugger - n. - An Indian falcon (Falco jugger), similar to the European lanner and the American prairie falcon.
- Sore - n. - A young hawk or falcon in the first year.
- Accipitral - n. - Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a falcon or hawk; hawklike.
- Eagle - n. - Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family, esp. of the genera Aquila and Haliaeetus. The eagle is remarkable for strength, size, graceful figure, keenness of vision, and extraordinary flight. The most noted species are the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetus); the imperial eagle of Europe (A. mogilnik / imperialis); the American bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus); the European sea eagle (H. albicilla); and the great harpy eagle (Thrasaetus harpyia). The figure of the eagle, as the king of birds, is commonly used as an heraldic emblem, and also for standards and emblematic devices. See Bald eagle, Harpy, and Golden eagle.
- Falconine - a. - Like a falcon or hawk; belonging to the Falconidae
- Hobby - n. - A small, strong-winged European falcon (Falco subbuteo), formerly trained for hawking.
- Saker - n. - A falcon (Falco sacer) native of Southern Europe and Asia, closely resembling the lanner.
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