Found 2 hits - Term: chanting falcon, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
chanting \chant"ing\ ch.ant"i^ng, n.
singing, esp. as a chant is sung.
1913 webster
chanting falcon zool., an african falcon melierax
canorus or musicus. the male has the habit, remarkable
in a bird of prey, of singing to his mate, while she is
incubating.
1913 webster
see also:
chanting falcon melierax canorus or musicus
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
falcon \fal"con\, n. oe. faucon, faucoun, of. faucon, falcon,
?. faucon, fr. ll. falco, perh. from l. falx, falcis, a
sickle or scythe, and named from its curving talons. cf.
falchion.
1. zool.
a one of a family falconidae of raptorial birds,
characterized by a short, hooked beak, strong claws,
and powerful flight.
b 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.
1913 webster
in the language of falconry, the female
peregrine falco peregrinus is exclusively
called the falcon. --yarrell.
1913 webster
2. gun. an ancient form of cannon.
1913 webster
chanting falcon. zool. see under chanting.
1913 webster
see also:
falchion falconidae falco falco peregrinus chanting falcon chanting
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