: any of various hawks (family Falconidae) that have long pointed wings, a long tail, and a notched beak and that usually inhabit open areas
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When pesticides drove the North American peregrine falcon to near-extinction in the 1960s, Tom Cade, a Cornell professor and director of raptor research at the Lab of Ornithology, set up a massive captive-breeding project, producing several thousand young falcons and releasing them into the wild.—Tim Gallagher, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024 One photo showcases a falcon placed on a scale to determine its competitive weight class.—M. Z. Adnan, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2024 On Monday, the 6-month-old falcon was found emaciated in a Richmond resident’s yard and taken to a veterinary hospital at UC Davis for treatment, according to UC Berkeley News.—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2024 There’s a moment just before the start of Brightbill’s quest to learn how to fly when Roz introduces her son to his new teacher, the falcon Thunderbolt (Ving Rhames).—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for falcon
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Etymology
Middle English faucoun, falcon, from Anglo-French faucon, from Late Latin falcon-, falco, probably from Latin falc-, falx
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