: 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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Including voice performances and narrators but excluding Mordecai the falcon.—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025 Typically, chicks are banded around 20 days after hatching, giving their legs time to develop properly before attaching their bands, according to a list of Peregrine falcon milestones to watch.—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025 Multiple studies suggest Archaeopteryx behaved less like a high-soaring falcon, and more like a chicken capable of gliding shorter distances.—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 May 2025 Getty Images This Catherine Walker falcon evening gown was worn by Diana for her 1986 tour of the Middle East.—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 4 June 2025 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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