any of several birds of prey of the family Falconidae, especially of the genus Falco, usually distinguished by long, pointed wings, a hooked beak with a toothlike notch on each side of the upper bill, and swift, agile flight, typically diving to seize prey: some falcon species are close to extinction.
a small, light cannon in use from the 15th to the 17th century.
Military. a family of air-to-air guided missiles, some of them capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
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The ability to associate causes with effects—encroaching shadows with dive-bombing falcons, cacti with hidden water sources—gives organisms a leg up on predators and competitors.
A new breed of falcons soars back from brink of extinction in VirginiaIn 1999, peregrine falcons were taken off the endangered species list, although they are still protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
Olear said peregrine falcons go from “helpless little chicks to fledging” in about 44 days, but they are also vulnerable to predators.
Peregrine falcons do not make a nest with sticks and grass, but instead etch or scrape a spot on a rock ledge to lay eggs.
The falcons would prey on small birds that had ingested poisoned insects, and that caused the female falcons to produce eggs that did not have enough calcium, making them crack easily.
And that original score that kicks in as a new-age Millennium Falcon swoops into view is sure to get you going.
She went as calm as a hooded falcon after he covered her head with the sheet.
The SpaceX Falcon 9v1.1, all privately funded, all domestically sourced, can carry 28,990 lbs.
But the Falcon is not yet Air Force certified for military and intelligence payloads.
They are the Tarpon, the Falcon, the Sea Fox, and the Octopus.
Hurrying on to find it, Taijo discovered a hut beside the path, into which he saw the falcon fly.
A few miles in advance of the island stands the beautiful Falcon Rock, like a sentinel upon the look-out.
He sets out, and on his journey finds a lion, a wolf, and a falcon disputing over the carcase of a horse.
When Aurelian consulted the god of Palmyra (still in spite of Baltus), the god said that the doves fear the falcon.
Whatever might happen, the god would not be embarrassed; the falcon would be the conqueror, and the doves the conquered.