falcon
Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).
Synonyms: balcon, faulcon, facon, falco, alcon, fallon, halcon, fallcon, falzon, faucon, falon
Antonyms: balcon, faulcon, facon, falco, alcon, fallon, halcon, fallcon, falzon, faucon, falon
Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.
Noun
- {{senseid|en|Q43489}}Any [[bird]] of the [[genus]] ''[[Falco]]'', all of which are [[bird of prey|birds of prey]].
- Any bird of prey of the subfamilies {{taxfmt|Falconinae|subfamily}} and {{taxlink|Herpetotherinae|subfamily}}.
- {{lb|en|falconry}} A [[female]] such bird, a male being a [[tiercel]].
- {{senseid|en|type of cannon}} {{lb|en|historical}} A light [[cannon]] used from the 15th to the 17th century.
Verb
- To [[hunt]] with a falcon or falcons.
Proper noun
- {{surname|en}}.
- A [[place name]]:
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