falcon
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falcon /ˈfɔː(l)k(ə)n, ˈfɒlk(ə)n/
▶noun a fast-flying bird of prey with long pointed wings. [Genus Falco: many species.]
■ Falconry a female falcon, especially a peregrine.
Compare with tercel.– origin ME faucon: from OFr., from late L. falco, from L. falx, falc- ‘scythe’, or of Gmc origin.
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