falcon
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- Any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey.
- Any bird of prey of the subfamilies Falconinae and Herpetotherinae.
- A female such bird, a male being a tiercel.
- A light cannon used from the 15th to the 17th century.
Verb
- To hunt with a falcon or falcons.
Proper noun
- A surname: A surname from Spanish.
- A surname: A surname, from Native Indigenous Amerindian languages.
- A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in El Paso County, Colorado.
- A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Magoffin County, Kentucky.
- A number of places in the United States: A town in Quitman County, Mississippi.
- A number of places in the United States: A town in Cumberland County and Sampson County, North Carolina.
- A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in McNairy County, Tennessee.
- A place name: A suburb of Mandurah, Western Australia.
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