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falconine: falcons, hawks
1. Pertaining to falcons.
2. Like a falcon or hawk, belonging to the Falconidae.
2. Like a falcon or hawk, belonging to the Falconidae.
falcons
A cast of falcons.
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Venereal Terms: Names of Groups
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The Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), sometimes formerly known in North America as "Duck Hawk", is a medium-sized falcon about the size of a large crow: Peregrine falcons are extremely swift and hunt small birds.
The English and scientific species names mean "wandering falcon", and refer to the fact that some populations are migratory.
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agri-, agrio-, ager
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