falcon > define
noun
- Diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight.
verb
- Hunt with falcons.
- usage: "The tribes like to falcon in the desert"
by WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
- (n.) An ancient form of cannon.
- (n.) 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.
- (n.) One of a family (Falconidae) of raptorial birds, characterized by a short, hooked beak, strong claws, and powerful flight.
by Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary