| 单词 | falcon |
| 释义 | falcon —falconine /fawl"keuh nuyn', -nin, fal"-, faw"keuh-/, adj. —falconoid, adj. /fawl"keuhn, fal"-, faw"keuhn/, n. 1. any of several birds of prey of the family Falconidae, esp. of the genus Falco, usually distinguished by long, pointed wings, a hooked beak with a toothlike notch on each side of the upper bill, and swift, agile flight, typically diving to seize prey: some falcon species are close to extinction. 2. Falconry. a. the female gyrfalcon. b. falcon-gentle. c. any bird of prey trained for use in falconry. Cf. tercel. 3. a small, light cannon in use from the 15th to the 17th century. 4. (cap.) Mil. a family of air-to-air guided missiles, some of them capable of carrying nuclear warheads. [1200-50; ME fauco(u)n, falcon < AF, OF faucon < LL falcon- (s. of falco) hawk (said to be deriv. of falx, s. falc- sickle, referring to the sicklelike talons)] |
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