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falcon

The correct spelling is falcon.

How to pronounce falcon

/ˈfɒlkən/
noun

IPA: /ˈfɒlkən/

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The correct spelling is falcon. Any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey.
  2. 2.A female such bird, a male being a tiercel.
  3. 3.A light cannon used from the 15th to the 17th century; a falconet.

verb

  1. 1.To hunt with a falcon or falcons.

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