falcon
Any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of preyAny bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey.
» The peregrine falcon is the fastest animal.
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4 sensesAny bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey.
Falke
со́колsókol
со́кілsókil
Any bird of prey of the subfamilies Falconinae and Herpetotherinae.
A female such bird, a male being a tiercel.
(historical)A light cannon used from the 15th to the 17th century.
- diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
Examples
29 sentencesThe peregrine falcon is the fastest animal.
A smart falcon hides its talons.
deEin geschickter Falke verbirgt seine Krallen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Peregrine falcons are birds of prey.
ruСапсаны - хищные птицы. — marafon
Peregrine falcons can fly very fast.
A falcon is a predatory bird.
ruСокол - хищная птица. — marafon
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English faucoun, falcon, faulcon, from Old French falcun, from LateInherited from Middle English faucoun, falcon, faulcon, from Old French falcun, from Late Latin falcō (“falcon”), of Germanic origin, probably via Frankish *falkō (“falcon, hawk”), from Proto-Germanic *falkô (“falcon”), from Proto-Indo-European *pol̑- (“pale”), from *pel- (“fallow”).
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