Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - falcon
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Falcon
falcon
noun Etymology: Middle English faucoun, ~, from Anglo-French faucon, from Late Latin ~-, falco, probably from Latin falc-, falx Date: 13th century 1. any of various hawks trained for use in ~ry; especially peregrine ~ — used technically only of a female; compare tiercel 2. any of various hawks (family Falconidae) that have long pointed wings, a long tail, and a notched beak and that usually inhabit open areas
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n. 1 any diurnal bird of prey of the family Falconidae, having long pointed wings, and sometimes trained to hunt small game for sport. 2 (in falconry) a female falcon (cf. TERCEL). Etymology: ME f. OF faucon f. LL falco -onis, perh. f. L falx scythe or f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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сокол (Falco); pl соколиные (Falconidae) – African pygmy falcon – aplomado falcon – Arctic falcon – barbary falcon – bat falcon – black falcon – brown falcon – carrion falcon – chanting falcon – cuckoo falcon – Eleonora's falcon – forest falcon – gray falcon – hobby falcon – laggar falcon – lanner falcon – laughing falcon – little falcon – northern falcon – orange-breasted falcon – pallid falcon – peregrin falcon – prairie falcon – pygmy falcon – red-footed falcon – red-headed falcon – rufous-necked falcon – saker falcon – sooty falcon – Taita falcon – white-throated falcon ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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"Фэлкон" Управляемая ракета класса "воздух-воздух" ЭЙМ-4А AIM-4A, оборудованная системой радарного самонаведения. Дальность полета - 5 миль. Некоторые виды имеют ядерные боеголовки. Устанавливается на истребителях ...Англо-русский лингвострановедческий словарь
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(falcons) A falcon is a bird of prey that can be trained to hunt other birds and animals. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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- c.1250, from O.Fr. faucon, from L.L. falconem (nom. falco), probably from L. falx (gen. falcis) "sickle," usually said to be so called for the shape of its talons or beak, but possibly from the shape of its spread wings. The other theory is that falx is of Gmc. origin, which is supported by the antiquity of the word in Gmc. but opposed by those who point out that falconry by all evidences was imported from the East, and the Germans got it from the Romans, not the other way around. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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