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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 birds
Familiarity information: FALCO SUBBUTEO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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