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falcon

DEFINITIONS OF: falcon

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n diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight

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Falco peregrinus, peregrine, peregrine falcon
a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry
Falco rusticolus, gerfalcon, gyrfalcon
large and rare Arctic falcon having white and dark color phases
Falco tinnunculus, kestrel
small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind
American kestrel, Falco sparverius, kestrel, sparrow hawk
small North American falcon
Falco columbarius, merlin, pigeon hawk
small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry
Falco subbuteo, hobby
small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds
caracara
any of various long-legged carrion-eating hawks of South America and Central America
falcon-gentil, falcon-gentle
female falcon especially a female peregrine falcon
Audubon's caracara, Polyborus cheriway audubonii
widespread from southern United States to Central America; rusty black with black-and-white breast and tail
Polyborus plancus, carancha
South American caracara
Type of:
hawk
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail

v hunt with falcons

“The tribes like to falcon in the desert”
Type of:
hunt, hunt down, run, track down
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
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