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Definition of falcon

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Falcon (n.) Any species of the genus Falco, distinguished by having a toothlike lobe on the upper mandible; especially, one of this genus trained to the pursuit of other birds, or game..

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Hood :: Hood (n.) A covering for a hawk's head and eyes. See Illust. of Falcon.

Ignoble :: Ignoble (a.) Not a true or noble falcon; -- said of certain hawks, as the goshawk..

Hawker :: Hawker (n.) A falconer.

Haggard :: Haggard (a.) A young or untrained hawk or falcon.

Falculate :: Falculate (a.) Curved and sharppointed, like a falcula, or claw of a falcon..

Lugger :: Lugger (n.) An Indian falcon (Falco jugger), similar to the European lanner and the American prairie falcon..

Falcon :: Falcon (n.) One of a family (Falconidae) of raptorial birds, characterized by a short, hooked beak, strong claws, and powerful flight..

Merlin :: Merlin (n.) A small European falcon (Falco lithofalco, or F. aesalon)..

Varvel :: Varvel (n.) In falconry, one of the rings secured to the ends of the jesses..

Jugger :: Jugger (n.) An East Indian falcon. See Lugger.

Falconet :: Falconet (n.) One of the smaller cannon used in the 15th century and later.

Gerfalcon :: Gerfalcon (n.) See Gyrfalcon.

Gentle :: Gentle (n.) A trained falcon. See Falcon-gentil.

Eyas :: Eyas (n.) A nesting or unfledged bird; in falconry, a young hawk from the nest, not able to prey for itself..

Saker :: Saker (n.) The peregrine falcon.

Gier-falcon :: Gier-falcon (n.) The gyrfalcon.

Peregrine :: Peregrine (n.) The peregrine falcon.

Jerfalcon :: Jerfalcon (n.) The gyrfalcon.

Accipitral :: Accipitral (n.) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a falcon or hawk; hawklike..

Eagle :: Eagle (n.) Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family, esp. of the genera Aquila and Haliaeetus. The eagle is remarkable for strength, size, graceful figure, keenness of vision, and extraordinary flight. The most noted species are the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetus); the imperial eagle of Europe (A. mogilnik / imperialis); the American bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus); the European sea eagle (H. albicilla); and the great harpy eagle (Thrasaetus harpyia). The figure of the eagle, as the