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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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Falcon, definition of term: Falcon
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Chanting >> C Words
Chanting, definition of term: Chanting
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