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FALCO SUBBUTEO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Falco subbuteo mean? 

FALCO SUBBUTEO (noun)
  The noun FALCO SUBBUTEO has 1 sense:

1. small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birdsplay

  Familiarity information: FALCO SUBBUTEO used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FALCO SUBBUTEO (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Falco subbuteo; hobby

Hypernyms ("Falco subbuteo" is a kind of...):

falcon (diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight)

Holonyms ("Falco subbuteo" is a member of...):

Falco; genus Falco (a genus of Falconidae)


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