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falcon 音标拼音: [f'ælkən] n. 猎鹰 猎鹰 falcon n 1: diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight v 1: hunt with falcons; " The tribes like to falcon in the desert" Falcon \ Fal" con\, n. [ OE. faucon, faucoun, OF. faucon, falcon, ?. faucon, fr. LL. falco, perh. from L. falx, falcis, a sickle or scythe, and named from its curving talons. Cf. { Falchion}.] 1. ( Zool.) ( a) One of a family ({ Falconid[ ae]}) of raptorial birds, characterized by a short, hooked beak, strong claws, and powerful flight. ( b) Any species of the genus { Falco}, distinguished by having a toothlike lobe on the upper mandible; especially, one of this genus trained to the pursuit of other birds, or game. [ 1913 Webster] In the language of falconry, the female peregrine ({ Falco peregrinus}) is exclusively called the falcon. -- Yarrell. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Gun.) An ancient form of cannon. [ 1913 Webster] { Chanting falcon}. ( Zool.) See under { Chanting}. [ 1913 Webster] |
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