falcon
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Brown falcon (Falco berigora)
See also falcón
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
First attested circa 1250, from Old French falcun, falcon, from Late Latin falconem, accusative form of falco, probably from Latin falx
[edit] Pronunciation
- enPR: /fôʹkən/, /fôlʹkən/, /fălʹkən/
- IPA: [ˈfɔːkən], IPA: [ˈfɔːlkən], especially American IPA: [ˈfælkən]
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- Rhymes: -ɔːkən
[edit] Noun
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falcon (plural falcons)
- Any bird of the genus Falco, all of them birds of prey.
[edit] Translations
bird of the genus Falco
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[edit] Related terms
- Capra falconeri
- falconer
- falconet
- falcon-gentil, falcon-gentle
- falconine
- falconry
- gerfalcon, gyrfalcon
- peregrine falcon
[edit] Verb
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to falcon (third-person singular simple present falcons, present participle falconing, simple past and past participle falconed)
- To hunt with a falcon or falcons.
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