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FALCO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Falco mean?
• FALCO (noun)
The noun FALCO has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: FALCO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Falconidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Falco; genus Falco
Hypernyms ("Falco" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Falco"):
Falco peregrinus; peregrine; peregrine falcon (a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry)
Falco rusticolus; gerfalcon; gyrfalcon (large and rare Arctic falcon having white and dark color phases)
Falco tinnunculus; kestrel (small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind)
American kestrel; Falco sparverius; kestrel; sparrow hawk (small North American falcon)
Falco columbarius; merlin; pigeon hawk (small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry)
Falco subbuteo; hobby (small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds)
Holonyms ("Falco" is a member of...):
Falconidae; family Falconidae (a family of birds of the order Falconiformes)
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