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falcon

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++fal·con /ˈfɔːlkən $ ˈfæl-/ noun [countable]  HBAa bird that kills and eats other animals and can be trained to hunt 隼,猎鹰4  See picture of 见图 BIRD OF PREY5 see picture at 见图 bird of prey
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falconBy the marks in the sand, it had been felled by a falcon, which made a meal of its flesh.The eagles are the masters of the air, lord over kite and falcon, proud of their rights.See p. 90 for distinctions of Accipitridae from falcons.His falcon flew into a window of the empty castle and did not return.Not only is the bird's distribution highly individual, its ecology is more finely tuned than that of any other falcon.The manager was waiting for her at the desk, deftly fidgeting with a half-stuffed peregrine falcon.The king, trying to find the falcon, wandered in the castle.
Origin falcon (1200-1300) Old French probably from an ancient Germanic language
fal·con nounChineseSyllable
kills that eats a Corpus bird other and animals


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falcon
falcon /ˈfɔːlkən $ ˈfæl-/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1200-1300
 Language: Old French
 Origin: probably from an ancient Germanic language
a bird that kills and eats other animals and can be trained to hunt


fal·conBrE /ˈfɔːlkən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfælkən/ 🔊 nouna bird of prey (= a bird that kills other creatures for food) with long pointed wings