Falconet

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  • noun. A small or young falcon.
  • noun. Any of several small falcons, especially any of several species of the genus Microhierax native to tropical Asia.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A little falcon; specifically, in ornithology, a finch-falcon of the Oriental genus Ierax, Hierax, or Microhierax, which contains tiny falcons about six inches long, such as M. cœrulescens.
  • noun. A shrike of the genus Falcunculus. Also falconelle.
  • noun. A kind of cannon in use in the sixteenth century.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One of the smaller cannon used in the 15th century and later.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. One of several very small Asiatic falcons of the genus Microhierax.
  • noun. One of a group of Australian birds of the genus Falcunculus, resembling shrikes and titmice.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A small or young falcon
  • noun. Any of various small, tropical Asian falcons of the genus Microhierax found in Southeast Asia.
  • noun. A light cannon developed in the late 15th century and decorated with an image of a falcon.
  • Word Usage
    "A small piece, such as in that day was employed for the defence of castles, called a falconet, was elevated above the canoes, so that the shot, passing over the heads of their inmates, might take effect upon the woods along the shore."
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound