falcon

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a fast-flying bird of prey of the genus Falco, with long pointed wings and a hooked beak

   A falcon circled above the cliffs before diving toward the shore.

2. 2
   verb

   to hunt wild animals with a trained falcon or other bird of prey

   The visitors learned how medieval nobles would falcon across the open plain.

Common collocations

• peregrine falcon Adjective + noun

From Middle English falcon, through Old French faucon from Late Latin falco. The deeper origin is disputed: it has been connected both with a Germanic falcon word family and with Latin falx, 'sickle,' in reference to the bird's curved beak or talons.

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