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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Tiercelet :: Tiercelet (n.) The male of various falcons, esp. of the peregrine; also, the male of the goshawk..
Hobby :: Hobby (n.) A small, strong-winged European falcon (Falco subbuteo), formerly trained for hawking..
Hawk :: Hawk (n.) One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family Falconidae. They differ from the true falcons in lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill, and in having shorter and less pointed wings. Many are of large size and grade into the eagles. Some, as the goshawk, were formerly trained like falcons. In a more general sense the word is not infrequently applied, also, to true falcons, as the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk, duck hawk, and prairie hawk..
Saker :: Saker (n.) A falcon (Falco sacer) native of Southern Europe and Asia, closely resembling the lanner..
Falconet :: Falconet (n.) One of several very small Asiatic falcons of the genus Microhierax.
Lanneret :: Lanneret (n. m.) A long-tailed falcon (Falco lanarius), of Southern Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa, resembling the American prairie falcon..
Haggard :: Haggard (a.) A young or untrained hawk or falcon.
Falconry :: Falconry (n.) The art of training falcons or hawks to pursue and attack wild fowl or game.
Heron :: Heron (n.) Any wading bird of the genus Ardea and allied genera, of the family Ardeidae. The herons have a long, sharp bill, and long legs and toes, with the claw of the middle toe toothed. The common European heron (Ardea cinerea) is remarkable for its directly ascending flight, and was formerly hunted with the larger falcons..
Falconer :: Falconer (n.) A person who breeds or trains hawks for taking birds or game; one who follows the sport of fowling with hawks.
Shahin :: Shahin (n.) A large and swift Asiatic falcon (Falco pregrinator) highly valued in falconry.
Nicagua :: Nicagua (n.) The laughing falcon. See under laughing.
Leash :: Leash (n.) A thong of leather, or a long cord, by which a falconer holds his hawk, or a courser his dog..
Cryer :: Cryer (n.) The female of the hawk; a falcon-gentil.
Falculate :: Falculate (a.) Curved and sharppointed, like a falcula, or claw of a falcon..
Faulcon :: Faulcon (n.) See Falcon.
Ignoble :: Ignoble (a.) Not a true or noble falcon; -- said of certain hawks, as the goshawk..
Formell :: Formell (n.) The female of a hawk or falcon.
Sore :: Sore (n.) A young hawk or falcon in the first year.
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
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