falcon
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A female such bird, a male being a tiercel.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfælkən
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Definition
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noun
Any bird of prey of the subfamilies Falconinae and Herpetotherinae.
Any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey.
falconry
A female such bird, a male being a tiercel.
Diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
A number of places in the United States
verb
To hunt with a falcon or falcons.
“The tribes like to falcon in the desert.”
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- General and technical use
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A person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry.
Compound terms
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Female falcon especially a female peregrine falcon.
Female falcon especially a female peregrine falcon.
A widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry.
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Chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons.
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