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FALCO
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
Falco; genus Falco
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Falco" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Falco"):
Falco peregrinus; peregrine; peregrine falcon (a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry)
Falco rusticolus; gerfalcon; gyrfalcon (large and rare Arctic falcon having white and dark color phases)
Falco tinnunculus; kestrel (small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind)
American kestrel; Falco sparverius; kestrel; sparrow hawk (small North American falcon)
Falco columbarius; merlin; pigeon hawk (small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry)
Falco subbuteo; hobby (small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds)
Holonyms ("Falco" is a member of...):
Falconidae; family Falconidae (a family of birds of the order Falconiformes)