falcon

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see also: Falcon

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Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR fôlʹkən, IPA: /ˈfɔː(l)kən/, /ˈfɒlkən/
• (America) enPR: fălʹkən, IPA: /ˈfælkən/

Noun

falcon (plural falcons)

1. Any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey.
2. (falconry) A female such bird, a male being a tiercel.
3. (historical) A light cannon used from the 15th to the 17th century; a falconet.

Related terms

• Capra falconeri
• falconer
• falconet
• falcon-gentil, falcon-gentle
• falconine
• falconry
• gerfalcon, gyrfalcon
• peregrine falcon

Translations

• French: faucon
• German: Falke
• Italian: falco, falcone
• Portuguese: falcão
• Russian: со́кол
• Spanish: halcón, falcón

Verb

falcon (falcons, present participle falconing; past and past participle falconed)

1. To hunt with a falcon or falcons.

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Falcon

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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