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F0020100 (făl′kən, fôl′-, fô′kən)n.1. a. Any of various birds of prey of the family Falconidae and especially of the genus Falco, having a short, curved beak and long, pointed, powerful wings adapted for swift flight.b. Any of several birds of these or related species, such as hawks, trained to hunt small game.c. A female bird of this type used in falconry.2. A small cannon in use from the 15th to the 17th century.

[Middle English, from Old French faucon, falcun, from Late Latin falcō, falcōn-; see pel- in Indo-European roots.]

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(ˈfɔːlkən; ˈfɔːkən) n1. (Animals) any diurnal bird of prey of the family Falconidae, esp any of the genus Falco (gyrfalcon, peregrine falcon, etc), typically having pointed wings and a long tail2. (Falconry) a. any of these or related birds, trained to hunt small gameb. the female of such a bird. Compare tercelfalconine3. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a light-medium cannon used from the 15th to 17th centuries[C13: from Old French faucon, from Late Latin falcō hawk, probably of Germanic origin; perhaps related to Latin falx sickle]

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(ˈfɔl kən, ˈfæl-, ˈfɔ kən)

n. 1. any of various birds of prey of the family Falconidae, having long pointed wings and capable of swift, agile flight. 2. Falconry. a. the female gyrfalcon. b. the female peregrine falcon. Compare tercel. 3. any bird of prey trained for use in falconry. 4. a small cannon in use from the 15th to the 17th centuries. [1200–50; Middle English fauco(u)n, falcon < Anglo-French, Old French faucon < Late Latin falcōnem] fal•co•nine (ˈfɔl kəˌnaɪn, -nɪn, ˈfæl-, ˈfɔ kə-) adj. fal′co•noid`, adj.

fal·con

(făl′kən, fôl′kən) Any of various birds of prey having a short curved beak, sharp claws, and long pointed wings. Falcons often eat other birds and are usually smaller than hawks.

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Noun	1.	falcon - diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flighthawk - diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tailFalconidae, family Falconidae - a family of birds of the order FalconiformesFalco peregrinus, peregrine, peregrine falcon - a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconryFalco rusticolus, gerfalcon, gyrfalcon - large and rare Arctic falcon having white and dark color phasesFalco tinnunculus, kestrel - small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a windAmerican kestrel, Falco sparverius, kestrel, sparrow hawk - small North American falconFalco columbarius, pigeon hawk, merlin - small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconryFalco subbuteo, hobby - small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birdscaracara - any of various long-legged carrion-eating hawks of South America and Central America
Verb	1.	falcon - hunt with falcons; "The tribes like to falcon in the desert"hunt, hunt down, track down, run - pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"

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nounRelated words
adjective falconine
male tercel or tiercel
young eyas

Translations

猎鹰隼

falcon

(ˈfoːlkən) , ((American) ˈfal-) noun a kind of bird of prey sometimes used for hunting. 猎鹰，隼

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common name for members of the Falconidae, a heterogeneous family of long-winged birds of prey similar to the hawkshawk,
name generally applied to the smaller members of the Accipitridae, a heterogeneous family of diurnal birds of prey, such as the eagle, the kite, and the Old World vulture.
..... Click the link for more information. but genetically more closely related to the parrots and other birds. True falcons and their close relatives (genus Falco) range in size from the 6 1-2-in. (16.5-cm) falconet to the 24-in. (60-cm) gyrfalcon, and in habits from the swift merlin to the sluggish caracara. True falcons, distinguished by their notched beaks, are widely distributed. In flight their wingbeats are rapid and powerful, and they swoop hundreds of feet at speeds of up to 200 mph (320 kph) to capture their prey—chiefly birds and small mammals. They kill cleanly, usually breaking the back of their victim. Some members of the falcon family eat insects; the long-legged caracaras (found in South America, with one species, the northern, or crested, caracara ranging to the extreme S United States) feed also on carrion and sometimes rob other birds of their prey. The cosmopolitan peregrine falcon and the gyrfalcon of the arctic tundra have been much used in falconryfalconry
, sport of hunting birds or small animals with falcons or other types of hawks; eagles are used in some parts of the world. It was known to the ancient Chinese, Persians, and Egyptians. Falconry probably spread from Asia to Eastern Europe and then to Western Europe.
..... Click the link for more information. . The commonest and smallest American falcon is the American kestrel, or sparrow hawk, F. sparverius (related to the European kestrel). Others are the merlin, or pigeon hawk (related to the European merlin), and the prairie falcon. Falcons build no nests but lay their eggs on the ground, on cliff ledges, or in the abandoned nests of hawks and crows. Falcons are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Falconiformes.

What does it mean when you dream about a falcon?

Falcons and hawks have many of the same associations as eagles (e.g., nobility, high aspirations), although the culturally familiar image of a blindfolded falcon resting on a huntsman’s glove brings additional connotations—hunting, temporary blindness, capture/control, and so forth—into play.

falcon

[′fal·kən] (vertebrate zoology) Any of the highly specialized diurnal birds of prey composing the family Falconidae; these birds have been captured and trained for hunting.

Falcon

[′fal·kən] (ordnance) A U.S. Air Force air-to-air guided missile having either radar or infrared homing guidance, a speed of about Mach 2, and a range of about 5 miles (8 kilometers); can be carried in quantity by interceptor aircraft.

falcon

1. any diurnal bird of prey of the family Falconidae, esp any of the genus Falco (gyrfalcon, peregrine falcon, etc.), typically having pointed wings and a long tail 2. a. any of these or related birds, trained to hunt small game b. the female of such a bird (compare tercel)

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