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FOLK-uh-n/ˈfɒlkən/

A falcon is a bird of prey with long pointed wings, sometimes trained for hunting: a peregrine falcon; falconry. Hawk is a close everyday twin (often broader); eagle is larger. Name the falcon in the food web, then the prey. Mix-up: falcon vs falcon as a car name; falcon vs false; do not write falcon for a garden sparrowhawk unless the source names falcon.

Meaning

A bird of prey with long pointed wings, sometimes trained for hunting.

Examples

• “Name the falcon in the food web, then the prey, the biology paper said.”
• “Falconry featured in the history source, which is still a named court sport — quote the century if given.”

Good to know

a peregrine falcon; falconry. Close: hawk / bird of prey. Trap: a car badge / a small garden bird unless named. Biology and history. Pointed-wing raptor — name the species and the prey.

Near in meaning

hawk, raptor, bird of prey

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