HyperDic: falcon

English > 2 senses of the word *falcon*:
NOUN	animal	falcon	diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
VERB	competition	falcon	hunt with falcons

falcon > pronunciation
Sounds	fae'lkahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *falcon*: 2 senses > noun 1, animal
Meaning	diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight.
Member of	Falconidae, family Falconidae	A family of birds of the order Falconiformes
Narrower	caracara	Any of various long-legged carrion-eating hawks of South America and Central America
	gyrfalcon, gerfalcon, Falco rusticolus	large and rare Arctic falcon having white and dark color phases
	hobby, Falco subbuteo	small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds
	kestrel, Falco tinnunculus	small / small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind
	peregrine, peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus	A widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry
	pigeon hawk, merlin, Falco columbarius	small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail
	sparrow hawk, American kestrel, kestrel, Falco sparverius	small North American falcon
Broader	hawk	diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
Spanish	falcón, halcón
Catalan	falcó
Adjectives	falconine	relating to or resembling a falcon
Verbs	falcon	hunt with falcons

English > *falcon*: 2 senses > verb 1, competition
Meaning	hunt with falcons.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Model	In the summer they like to go out and falcon
Example	"The tribes like to falcon in the desert"
Broader	hunt, run, hunt down, track down	pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
Spanish	cazar con halcones, cazar con halcón
Nouns	falcon	diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
	falconer	a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry
	falconry	the art of training falcons to hunt and return

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