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GENUS FALCO

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Meaning:

A genus of Falconidae

Synonyms:

Falco; genus Falco

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Falco" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus 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 ("genus Falco" is a member of...):

Falconidae; family Falconidae (a family of birds of the order Falconiformes)

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