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Falcon-gentle   Listen
noun
falcon-gentle, falcon-gentil  n.  
1.
(Zool.) Any female falcon; especially
2.
(Zool.) A female peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus).
Synonyms: falcon-gentil.
3.
(Zool.) The female or young of the goshawk (Accipiter gentilis, formerly Astur palumbarius).





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"Falcon-gentle" Quotes from Famous Books



... she said. "See, here is a falcon-gentil. We call it 'ignoble,' because it takes the quarry in direct chase. This is a blue falcon. In falconry we call it 'noble' because it rises over the quarry, and wheeling, drops upon it from above. This white bird is a gerfalcon from the north. It is also 'noble!' Here is a merlin, ...
— The King In Yellow • Robert W. Chambers


Words linked to "Falcon-gentle" :   falcon-gentil, peregrine falcon, peregrine, Falco peregrinus


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