Falcon

['fɔː(l)k(ə)n;'fɒlk(ə)n] or ['fælkən]

解释:

(noun.) diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight.

(verb.) hunt with falcons; 'The tribes like to falcon in the desert'.

吉纳维芙校对--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) One of a family (Falconidae) of raptorial birds, characterized by a short, hooked beak, strong claws, and powerful flight.

(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.) An ancient form of cannon.

编辑:波西亚

同义词及近义词：

n. Hawk.

校对:斯坦顿

解释:

n. a bird of prey formerly trained to the pursuit of game: a kind of cannon.—ns. Fal′coner one who sports with or who breeds and trains falcons or hawks for taking wild-fowl; Fal′conet a small field-gun in use till the 16th century.—adj. Fal′con-eyed keen-eyed.—ns. Fal′con-gen′til -gen′tle the female and young of the goshawk.—adj. Fal′conine.—n. Fal′conry the art of training or hunting with falcons.

校对:卢埃林