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falcon
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Falcon
(gcide) | Falcon \Fal"con\, n. [OE. faucon, faucoun, OF. faucon, falcon,
?. faucon, fr. LL. falco, perh. from L. falx, falcis, a
sickle or scythe, and named from its curving talons. Cf.
Falchion.]
1. (Zool.)
(a) One of a family (Falconid[ae]) of raptorial birds,
characterized by a short, hooked beak, strong claws,
and powerful flight.
(b) Any species of the genus Falco, distinguished by
having a toothlike lobe on the upper mandible;
especially, one of this genus trained to the pursuit
of other birds, or game.
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In the language of falconry, the female
peregrine (Falco peregrinus) is exclusively
called the falcon. --Yarrell.
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2. (Gun.) An ancient form of cannon.
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Chanting falcon. (Zool.) See under Chanting.
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falcon
(wn) | falcon
n 1: diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings
adapted for swift flight
v 1: hunt with falcons; "The tribes like to falcon in the
desert" |
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falcon
(encz) | falcon,sokol |
falcon-gentil
(encz) | falcon-gentil, n: |
falcon-gentle
(encz) | falcon-gentle, n: |
falconer
(encz) | falconer,sokolník n: Zdeněk Brož |
falconine
(encz) | falconine, adj: |
falconry
(encz) | falconry,sokolnictví n: Zdeněk Brož |
falcons
(encz) | falcons,sokoly n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
gerfalcon
(encz) | gerfalcon, n: |
gyrfalcon
(encz) | gyrfalcon, n: |
order falconiformes
(encz) | order Falconiformes, n: |
peregrine falcon
(encz) | peregrine falcon,sokol stěhovavý [zoo.] lat. Falco peregrinus Petr
Prášek |
red-footed falcon
(encz) | red-footed falcon,poštolka rudonohá n: Radim Ševčík |
robert falcon scott (1868-1912)
(czen) | Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912),Scottn: [jmén.] anglický polárník Petr
Prášek |
Capra falconeri
(gcide) | Markhoor \Mark"hoor`\, markhor \mark"hor`\, n. [Per.
m[=a]r-kh[=o]r snake eater.] (Zool.)
A large wild goat (Capra falconeri syn. Capra megaceros),
having huge flattened spiral horns. It inhabits the mountains
of Northern India and Cashmere.
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Chanting falcon
(gcide) | Chanting \Chant"ing\ (ch[.a]nt"[i^]ng), n.
Singing, esp. as a chant is sung.
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Chanting falcon (Zool.), an African falcon ({Melierax
canorus or musicus}). The male has the habit, remarkable
in a bird of prey, of singing to his mate, while she is
incubating.
[1913 Webster]Falcon \Fal"con\, n. [OE. faucon, faucoun, OF. faucon, falcon,
?. faucon, fr. LL. falco, perh. from L. falx, falcis, a
sickle or scythe, and named from its curving talons. Cf.
Falchion.]
1. (Zool.)
(a) One of a family (Falconid[ae]) of raptorial birds,
characterized by a short, hooked beak, strong claws,
and powerful flight.
(b) Any species of the genus Falco, distinguished by
having a toothlike lobe on the upper mandible;
especially, one of this genus trained to the pursuit
of other birds, or game.
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In the language of falconry, the female
peregrine (Falco peregrinus) is exclusively
called the falcon. --Yarrell.
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2. (Gun.) An ancient form of cannon.
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Chanting falcon. (Zool.) See under Chanting.
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Cuckoo falcon
(gcide) | Cuckoo \Cuck"oo\ (k[oo^]k"[=oo]), n. [OE. coccou, cukkow, F.
coucou, prob. of imitative origin; cf. L. cuculus, Gr. ????,
Skr. k?ki?a, G. kuckuk, D. koekoek.] (Zool.)
A bird belonging to Cuculus, Coccyzus, and several allied
genera, of many species.
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Note: The European cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) builds no nest
of its own, but lays its eggs in the nests of other
birds, to be hatched by them. The American
yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus Americanus) and the
black-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus erythrophthalmus) build
their own nests.
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Cuckoo clock, a clock so constructed that at the time for
striking it gives forth sounds resembling the cry of the
cuckoo.
Cuckoo dove (Zool.), a long-tailed pigeon of the genus
Macropygia. Many species inhabit the East Indies.
Cuckoo fish (Zool.), the European red gurnard ({Trigla
cuculus}). The name probably alludes to the sound that it
utters.
Cuckoo falcon (Zool.), any falcon of the genus Baza. The
genus inhabits Africa and the East Indies.
Cuckoo maid (Zool.), the wryneck; -- called also {cuckoo
mate}.
Cuckoo ray (Zool.), a British ray (Raia miraletus).
Cuckoo spit, or Cuckoo spittle.
(a) A frothy secretion found upon plants, exuded by the
larvae of certain insects, for concealment; -- called
also toad spittle and frog spit.
(b) (Zool.) A small hemipterous insect, the larva of which,
living on grass and the leaves of plants, exudes this
secretion. The insects belong to Aphrophora,
Helochara, and allied genera.
Ground cuckoo, the chaparral cock.
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Falconer
(gcide) | Falconer \Fal"con*er\, n. [OE. fauconer, OF. falconier,
fauconier, F. fauconnier. See Falcon.]
A person who breeds or trains hawks for taking birds or game;
one who follows the sport of fowling with hawks. --Johnson.
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Falconet
(gcide) | Falconet \Fal"co*net\, n. [Dim. of falcon: cf. F. fauconneau,
LL. falconeta, properly, a young falcon.]
1. One of the smaller cannon used in the 15th century and
later.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) One of several very small Asiatic falcons of the genus
Microhierax.
(b) One of a group of Australian birds of the genus
Falcunculus, resembling shrikes and titmice.
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falcon-gentil
(gcide) | falcon-gentil \fal"con-gen`til\, falcon-gentle \falcon-gentle\,
n. [F. faucon-gentil. See Falcon, and Genteel.]
1. (Zool.) any female falcon; especially
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2. (Zool.) a female peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus).
Syn: falcon-gentil.
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3. (Zool.) The female or young of the goshawk ({Accipiter
gentilis}, formerly Astur palumbarius).
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falcon-gentle
(gcide) | falcon-gentil \fal"con-gen`til\, falcon-gentle \falcon-gentle\,
n. [F. faucon-gentil. See Falcon, and Genteel.]
1. (Zool.) any female falcon; especially
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2. (Zool.) a female peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus).
Syn: falcon-gentil.
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3. (Zool.) The female or young of the goshawk ({Accipiter
gentilis}, formerly Astur palumbarius).
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Falconine
(gcide) | Falconine \Fal"co*nine\, a. (Zool.)
Like a falcon or hawk; belonging to the Falconid[ae]
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Falconry
(gcide) | Falconry \Fal"con*ry\, n. [Cf. F. fauconnerie. See Falcon.]
1. The art of training falcons or hawks to pursue and attack
wild fowl or game.
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2. The sport of taking wild fowl or game by means of falcons
or hawks.
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Finch falcon
(gcide) | Finch \Finch\ (f[i^]nch), n.; pl. Finches (f[i^]nch"[e^]z).
[AS. finc; akin to D. vink, OHG. fincho, G. fink; cf. W. pinc
a finch; also E. spink.] (Zool.)
A small singing bird of many genera and species, belonging to
the family Fringillid[ae].
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Note: The word is often used in composition, as in chaffinch,
goldfinch, grassfinch, pinefinch, etc.
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Bramble finch. See Brambling.
Canary finch, the canary bird.
Copper finch. See Chaffinch.
Diamond finch. See under Diamond.
Finch falcon (Zool.), one of several very small East Indian
falcons of the genus Hierax.
To pull a finch, to swindle an ignorant or unsuspecting
person. [Obs.] "Privily a finch eke could he pull."
--Chaucer.
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Gentile-falcon
(gcide) | Gentile-falcon \Gen"tile-fal`con\, n. (Zool.)
See Falcon-gentil.
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Gerfalcon
(gcide) | Gerfalcon \Ger"fal`con\, n. (Zool.)
See Gyrfalcon.
[1913 Webster]Gyrfalcon \Gyr"fal`con\ (j[~e]r"f[add]`k'n), n. [OE. gerfaucon,
OF. gerfaucon, LL. gyrofalco, perh. fr. L. gyrus circle +
falco falcon, and named from its circling flight; or cf. E.
gier-eagle. See Gyre, n., Falcon.] (Zool.)
One of several species and varieties of large Arctic falcons,
esp. Falco rusticolus and the white species {Falco
Islandicus}, both of which are circumpolar. The black and the
gray are varieties of the former. See Illust. of Accipiter.
[Written also gerfalcon, gierfalcon, and jerfalcon.]
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gerfalcon
(gcide) | Gerfalcon \Ger"fal`con\, n. (Zool.)
See Gyrfalcon.
[1913 Webster]Gyrfalcon \Gyr"fal`con\ (j[~e]r"f[add]`k'n), n. [OE. gerfaucon,
OF. gerfaucon, LL. gyrofalco, perh. fr. L. gyrus circle +
falco falcon, and named from its circling flight; or cf. E.
gier-eagle. See Gyre, n., Falcon.] (Zool.)
One of several species and varieties of large Arctic falcons,
esp. Falco rusticolus and the white species {Falco
Islandicus}, both of which are circumpolar. The black and the
gray are varieties of the former. See Illust. of Accipiter.
[Written also gerfalcon, gierfalcon, and jerfalcon.]
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Gier-falcon
(gcide) | Gier-falcon \Gier"-fal`con\, n. [Cf. Gier-eagle, Gyrfalcon.]
(Zool.)
The gyrfalcon.
[1913 Webster]Gyrfalcon \Gyr"fal`con\ (j[~e]r"f[add]`k'n), n. [OE. gerfaucon,
OF. gerfaucon, LL. gyrofalco, perh. fr. L. gyrus circle +
falco falcon, and named from its circling flight; or cf. E.
gier-eagle. See Gyre, n., Falcon.] (Zool.)
One of several species and varieties of large Arctic falcons,
esp. Falco rusticolus and the white species {Falco
Islandicus}, both of which are circumpolar. The black and the
gray are varieties of the former. See Illust. of Accipiter.
[Written also gerfalcon, gierfalcon, and jerfalcon.]
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gierfalcon
(gcide) | Gier-falcon \Gier"-fal`con\, n. [Cf. Gier-eagle, Gyrfalcon.]
(Zool.)
The gyrfalcon.
[1913 Webster]Gyrfalcon \Gyr"fal`con\ (j[~e]r"f[add]`k'n), n. [OE. gerfaucon,
OF. gerfaucon, LL. gyrofalco, perh. fr. L. gyrus circle +
falco falcon, and named from its circling flight; or cf. E.
gier-eagle. See Gyre, n., Falcon.] (Zool.)
One of several species and varieties of large Arctic falcons,
esp. Falco rusticolus and the white species {Falco
Islandicus}, both of which are circumpolar. The black and the
gray are varieties of the former. See Illust. of Accipiter.
[Written also gerfalcon, gierfalcon, and jerfalcon.]
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Gray falcon
(gcide) | Gray \Gray\ (gr[=a]), a. [Compar. Grayer; superl. Grayest.]
[OE. gray, grey, AS. gr[=ae]g, gr[=e]g; akin to D. graauw,
OHG. gr[=a]o, G. grau, Dan. graa, Sw. gr[*a], Icel. gr[=a]r.]
[Written also grey.]
1. any color of neutral hue between white and black; white
mixed with black, as the color of pepper and salt, or of
ashes, or of hair whitened by age; sometimes, a dark mixed
color; as, the soft gray eye of a dove.
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These gray and dun colors may be also produced by
mixing whites and blacks. --Sir I.
Newton.
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2. Gray-haired; gray-headed; of a gray color; hoary.
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3. Old; mature; as, gray experience. -- Ames.
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4. gloomy; dismal.
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Gray antimony (Min.), stibnite.
Gray buck (Zool.), the chickara.
Gray cobalt (Min.), smaltite.
Gray copper (Min.), tetrahedrite.
Gray duck (Zool.), the gadwall; also applied to the female
mallard.
Gray falcon (Zool.) the peregrine falcon.
Gray Friar. See Franciscan, and Friar.
Gray hen (Zool.), the female of the blackcock or black
grouse. See Heath grouse.
Gray mill or Gray millet (Bot.), a name of several plants
of the genus Lithospermum; gromwell.
Gray mullet (Zool.) any one of the numerous species of the
genus Mugil, or family Mugilid[ae], found both in the
Old World and America; as the European species
(Mugilid[ae] capito, and Mugilid[ae] auratus), the
American striped mullet (Mugilid[ae] albula), and the
white or silver mullet (Mugilid[ae] Braziliensis). See
Mullet.
Gray owl (Zool.), the European tawny or brown owl ({Syrnium
aluco}). The great gray owl (Ulula cinerea) inhabits
arctic America.
Gray parrot (Zool.), an African parrot ({Psittacus
erithacus}), very commonly domesticated, and noted for its
aptness in learning to talk. Also called jako.
Gray pike. (Zool.) See Sauger.
Gray snapper (Zool.), a Florida fish; the sea lawyer. See
Snapper.
Gray snipe (Zool.), the dowitcher in winter plumage.
Gray whale (Zool.), a rather large and swift whale of the
northern Pacific (Eschrichtius robustus, formerly
Rhachianectes glaucus), having short jaws and no dorsal
fin. It grows to a length of 50 feet (someimes 60 feet).
It was formerly taken in large numbers in the bays of
California, and is now rare; -- called also grayback,
devilfish, and hardhead. It lives up to 50 or 60 years
and adults weigh from 20 to 40 tons.
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Gyrfalcon
(gcide) | Gyrfalcon \Gyr"fal`con\ (j[~e]r"f[add]`k'n), n. [OE. gerfaucon,
OF. gerfaucon, LL. gyrofalco, perh. fr. L. gyrus circle +
falco falcon, and named from its circling flight; or cf. E.
gier-eagle. See Gyre, n., Falcon.] (Zool.)
One of several species and varieties of large Arctic falcons,
esp. Falco rusticolus and the white species {Falco
Islandicus}, both of which are circumpolar. The black and the
gray are varieties of the former. See Illust. of Accipiter.
[Written also gerfalcon, gierfalcon, and jerfalcon.]
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jerfalcon
(gcide) | Gyrfalcon \Gyr"fal`con\ (j[~e]r"f[add]`k'n), n. [OE. gerfaucon,
OF. gerfaucon, LL. gyrofalco, perh. fr. L. gyrus circle +
falco falcon, and named from its circling flight; or cf. E.
gier-eagle. See Gyre, n., Falcon.] (Zool.)
One of several species and varieties of large Arctic falcons,
esp. Falco rusticolus and the white species {Falco
Islandicus}, both of which are circumpolar. The black and the
gray are varieties of the former. See Illust. of Accipiter.
[Written also gerfalcon, gierfalcon, and jerfalcon.]
[1913 Webster]Jerfalcon \Jer"fal`con\, n. (Zool.)
The gyrfalcon.
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Jerfalcon
(gcide) | Gyrfalcon \Gyr"fal`con\ (j[~e]r"f[add]`k'n), n. [OE. gerfaucon,
OF. gerfaucon, LL. gyrofalco, perh. fr. L. gyrus circle +
falco falcon, and named from its circling flight; or cf. E.
gier-eagle. See Gyre, n., Falcon.] (Zool.)
One of several species and varieties of large Arctic falcons,
esp. Falco rusticolus and the white species {Falco
Islandicus}, both of which are circumpolar. The black and the
gray are varieties of the former. See Illust. of Accipiter.
[Written also gerfalcon, gierfalcon, and jerfalcon.]
[1913 Webster]Jerfalcon \Jer"fal`con\, n. (Zool.)
The gyrfalcon.
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Kite falcon
(gcide) | Kite \Kite\ (k[imac]t), n. [OE. kyte, AS. c[=y]ta; cf. W. cud,
cut.]
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1. (Zool.) Any raptorial bird of the subfamily Milvin[ae],
of which many species are known. They have long wings,
adapted for soaring, and usually a forked tail.
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Note: The European species are Milvus ictinus and {Milvus
migrans}; the pariah kite of India is Milvus govinda;
the sacred or Brahmany kite of India is {Haliastur
Indus}; the American fork-tailed kite is the {Nauclerus
furcatus}.
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2. Fig.: One who is rapacious.
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Detested kite, thou liest. --Shak.
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3. A light frame of wood or other material covered with paper
or cloth, for flying in the air at the end of a string.
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4. (Naut.) A lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light.
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5. (Geom.) A quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis
of symmetry. --Henrici.
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6. Fictitious commercial paper used for raising money or to
sustain credit, as a check which represents no deposit in
bank, or a bill of exchange not sanctioned by sale of
goods; an accommodation check or bill. [Cant]
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7. (Zool.) The brill. [Prov. Eng.]
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8. (Naut.) A form of drag to be towed under water at any
depth up to about forty fathoms, which on striking bottom
is upset and rises to the surface; -- called also
sentry.
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Flying kites. (Naut.) See under Flying.
Kite falcon (Zool.), an African falcon of the genus
Avicida, having some resemblance to a kite.
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Laughing falcon
(gcide) | Laughing \Laugh"ing\, a. & n.
from Laugh, v. i.
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Laughing falcon (Zool.), a South American hawk
(Herpetotheres cachinnans); -- so called from its notes,
which resemble a shrill laugh.
Laughing gas (Chem.), nitrous oxide, also called
hyponitrous oxide, or protoxide of nitrogen; -- so called
from the exhilaration and laughing which it sometimes
produces when inhaled. It has been much used as an
anaesthetic agent, though now its use is primarily in
dentistry
Laughing goose (Zool.), the European white-fronted goose.
Laughing gull. (Zool.)
(a) A common European gull (Xema ridibundus); -- called
also pewit, black cap, red-legged gull, and {sea
crow}.
(b) An American gull (Larus atricilla). In summer the head
is nearly black, the back slate color, and the five outer
primaries black.
Laughing hyena (Zool.), the spotted hyena. See Hyena.
Laughing jackass (Zool.), the great brown kingfisher
(Dacelo gigas), of Australia; -- called also {giant
kingfisher}, and gogobera.
Laughing owl (Zool.), a peculiar owl ({Sceloglaux
albifacies}) of New Zealand, said to be on the verge of
extinction. The name alludes to its notes.
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Passenger falcon
(gcide) | passenger \pas"sen*ger\ (p[a^]s"s[e^]n*j[~e]r), n. [OE. & F.
passager. See Passage, and cf. Messenger.]
1. A passer or passer-by; a wayfarer. --Shak.
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2. A traveler by some established conveyance, as a coach,
steamboat, railroad train, etc.
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Passenger falcon (Zool.), a migratory hawk. --Ainsworth.
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Peregrine falcon
(gcide) | Peregrine \Per"e*grine\ (p[e^]r"[-e]*gr[i^]n; 277), a. [L.
peregrinus. See Pilgrim.]
Foreign; not native; extrinsic or from without; exotic.
[Spelt also pelegrine.] "Peregrine and preternatural heat."
--Bacon.
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Peregrine falcon (Zool.), a courageous and swift falcon
(Falco peregrinus), remarkable for its wide distribution
over all the continents. The adult plumage is dark bluish
ash on the back, nearly black on the head and cheeks,
white beneath, barred with black below the throat. Called
also peregrine hawk, duck hawk, game hawk, and
great-footed hawk.
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Pigmy falcon
(gcide) | Pigmy \Pig"my\, n.
See Pygmy.
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Pigmy falcon. (Zool.) Same as Falconet, 2
(a) .
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Prairie falcon
(gcide) | Prairie \Prai"rie\, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie,
LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.]
1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of
trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually
characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound
throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies
and the Rocky mountains.
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From the forests and the prairies,
From the great lakes of the northland. --Longfellow.
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2. A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called
natural meadow.
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Prairie chicken (Zool.), any American grouse of the genus
Tympanuchus, especially Tympanuchus Americanus
(formerly Tympanuchus cupido), which inhabits the
prairies of the central United States. Applied also to the
sharp-tailed grouse.
Prairie clover (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus
Petalostemon, having small rosy or white flowers in
dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in
the prairies of the United States.
Prairie dock (Bot.), a coarse composite plant ({Silphium
terebinthaceum}) with large rough leaves and yellow
flowers, found in the Western prairies.
Prairie dog (Zool.), a small American rodent ({Cynomys
Ludovicianus}) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the
plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in
the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like
that of a dog. Called also prairie marmot.
Prairie grouse. Same as Prairie chicken, above.
Prairie hare (Zool.), a large long-eared Western hare
(Lepus campestris). See Jack rabbit, under 2d Jack.
Prairie hawk, Prairie falcon (Zool.), a falcon of Western
North America (Falco Mexicanus). The upper parts are
brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the under
parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown.
Prairie hen. (Zool.) Same as Prairie chicken, above.
Prairie itch (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with
intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and
Western United States; -- also called swamp itch,
winter itch.
Prairie marmot. (Zool.) Same as Prairie dog, above.
Prairie mole (Zool.), a large American mole ({Scalops
argentatus}), native of the Western prairies.
Prairie pigeon, Prairie plover, or Prairie snipe
(Zool.), the upland plover. See Plover, n., 2.
Prairie rattlesnake (Zool.), the massasauga.
Prairie snake (Zool.), a large harmless American snake
(Masticophis flavigularis). It is pale yellow, tinged
with brown above.
Prairie squirrel (Zool.), any American ground squirrel of
the genus Spermophilus, inhabiting prairies; -- called
also gopher.
Prairie turnip (Bot.), the edible turnip-shaped farinaceous
root of a leguminous plant (Psoralea esculenta) of the
Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also
pomme blanche, and pomme de prairie.
Prairie warbler (Zool.), a bright-colored American warbler
(Dendroica discolor). The back is olive yellow, with a
group of reddish spots in the middle; the under parts and
the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the sides of
the throat and spots along the sides, black; three outer
tail feathers partly white.
Prairie wolf. (Zool.) See Coyote.
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Singing falcon
(gcide) | Singing \Sing"ing\,
a. & n. from Sing, v.
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Singing bird. (Zool.)
(a) Popularly, any bird that sings; a song bird.
(b) Specifically, any one of the Oscines.
Singing book, a book containing music for singing; a book
of tunes.
Singing falcon or Singing hawk. (Zool.) See {Chanting
falcon}, under Chanting.
Singing fish (Zool.), a California toadfish ({Porichthys
porosissimus}), called also midshipman; -- so called
because it produces a buzzing sound with its air bladder.
Singing flame (Acoustics), a flame, as of hydrogen or coal
gas, burning within a tube and so adjusted as to set the
air within the tube in vibration, causing sound. The
apparatus is called also chemical harmonicon.
Singing master, a man who teaches vocal music.
Singing school, a school in which persons are instructed in
singing.
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Soar falcon
(gcide) | Soar \Soar\, a.
See Sore, reddish brown.
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Soar falcon. (Zool.) See Sore falcon, under Sore.
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Sore falcon
(gcide) | Sore \Sore\, a. [F. saure, sore, sor; faucon sor a sore falcon.
See Sorrel, n.]
Reddish brown; sorrel. [R.]
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Sore falcon. (Zool.) See Sore, n., 1.
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Stone falcon
(gcide) | Stone \Stone\, n. [OE. ston, stan, AS. st[=a]n; akin to OS. &
OFries. st[=e]n, D. steen, G. stein, Icel. steinn, Sw. sten,
Dan. steen, Goth. stains, Russ. stiena a wall, Gr. ?, ?, a
pebble. [root]167. Cf. Steen.]
1. Concreted earthy or mineral matter; also, any particular
mass of such matter; as, a house built of stone; the boy
threw a stone; pebbles are rounded stones. "Dumb as a
stone." --Chaucer.
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They had brick for stone, and slime . . . for
mortar. --Gen. xi. 3.
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Note: In popular language, very large masses of stone are
called rocks; small masses are called stones; and the
finer kinds, gravel, or sand, or grains of sand. Stone
is much and widely used in the construction of
buildings of all kinds, for walls, fences, piers,
abutments, arches, monuments, sculpture, and the like.
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2. A precious stone; a gem. "Many a rich stone." --Chaucer.
"Inestimable stones, unvalued jewels." --Shak.
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3. Something made of stone. Specifically:
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(a) The glass of a mirror; a mirror. [Obs.]
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Lend me a looking-glass;
If that her breath will mist or stain the stone,
Why, then she lives. --Shak.
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(b) A monument to the dead; a gravestone. --Gray.
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Should some relenting eye
Glance on the where our cold relics lie. --Pope.
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4. (Med.) A calculous concretion, especially one in the
kidneys or bladder; the disease arising from a calculus.
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5. One of the testes; a testicle. --Shak.
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6. (Bot.) The hard endocarp of drupes; as, the stone of a
cherry or peach. See Illust. of Endocarp.
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7. A weight which legally is fourteen pounds, but in practice
varies with the article weighed. [Eng.]
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Note: The stone of butchers' meat or fish is reckoned at 8
lbs.; of cheese, 16 lbs.; of hemp, 32 lbs.; of glass, 5
lbs.
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8. Fig.: Symbol of hardness and insensibility; torpidness;
insensibility; as, a heart of stone.
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I have not yet forgot myself to stone. --Pope.
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9. (Print.) A stand or table with a smooth, flat top of
stone, commonly marble, on which to arrange the pages of a
book, newspaper, etc., before printing; -- called also
imposing stone.
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Note: Stone is used adjectively or in composition with other
words to denote made of stone, containing a stone or
stones, employed on stone, or, more generally, of or
pertaining to stone or stones; as, stone fruit, or
stone-fruit; stone-hammer, or stone hammer; stone
falcon, or stone-falcon. Compounded with some
adjectives it denotes a degree of the quality expressed
by the adjective equal to that possessed by a stone;
as, stone-dead, stone-blind, stone-cold, stone-still,
etc.
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Atlantic stone, ivory. [Obs.] "Citron tables, or Atlantic
stone." --Milton.
Bowing stone. Same as Cromlech. --Encyc. Brit.
Meteoric stones, stones which fall from the atmosphere, as
after the explosion of a meteor.
Philosopher's stone. See under Philosopher.
Rocking stone. See Rocking-stone.
Stone age, a supposed prehistoric age of the world when
stone and bone were habitually used as the materials for
weapons and tools; -- called also flint age. The {bronze
age} succeeded to this.
Stone bass (Zool.), any one of several species of marine
food fishes of the genus Serranus and allied genera, as
Serranus Couchii, and Polyprion cernium of Europe; --
called also sea perch.
Stone biter (Zool.), the wolf fish.
Stone boiling, a method of boiling water or milk by
dropping hot stones into it, -- in use among savages.
--Tylor.
Stone borer (Zool.), any animal that bores stones;
especially, one of certain bivalve mollusks which burrow
in limestone. See Lithodomus, and Saxicava.
Stone bramble (Bot.), a European trailing species of
bramble (Rubus saxatilis).
Stone-break. [Cf. G. steinbrech.] (Bot.) Any plant of the
genus Saxifraga; saxifrage.
Stone bruise, a sore spot on the bottom of the foot, from a
bruise by a stone.
Stone canal. (Zool.) Same as Sand canal, under Sand.
Stone cat (Zool.), any one of several species of small
fresh-water North American catfishes of the genus
Noturus. They have sharp pectoral spines with which they
inflict painful wounds.
Stone coal, hard coal; mineral coal; anthracite coal.
Stone coral (Zool.), any hard calcareous coral.
Stone crab. (Zool.)
(a) A large crab (Menippe mercenaria) found on the
southern coast of the United States and much used as
food.
(b) A European spider crab (Lithodes maia).
Stone crawfish (Zool.), a European crawfish ({Astacus
torrentium}), by many writers considered only a variety of
the common species (Astacus fluviatilis).
Stone curlew. (Zool.)
(a) A large plover found in Europe ({Edicnemus
crepitans}). It frequents stony places. Called also
thick-kneed plover or bustard, and thick-knee.
(b) The whimbrel. [Prov. Eng.]
(c) The willet. [Local, U.S.]
Stone crush. Same as Stone bruise, above.
Stone eater. (Zool.) Same as Stone borer, above.
Stone falcon (Zool.), the merlin.
Stone fern (Bot.), a European fern (Asplenium Ceterach)
which grows on rocks and walls.
Stone fly (Zool.), any one of many species of
pseudoneuropterous insects of the genus Perla and allied
genera; a perlid. They are often used by anglers for bait.
The larvae are aquatic.
Stone fruit (Bot.), any fruit with a stony endocarp; a
drupe, as a peach, plum, or cherry.
Stone grig (Zool.), the mud lamprey, or pride.
Stone hammer, a hammer formed with a face at one end, and a
thick, blunt edge, parallel with the handle, at the other,
-- used for breaking stone.
Stone hawk (Zool.), the merlin; -- so called from its habit
of sitting on bare stones.
Stone jar, a jar made of stoneware.
Stone lily (Paleon.), a fossil crinoid.
Stone lugger. (Zool.) See Stone roller, below.
Stone marten (Zool.), a European marten (Mustela foina)
allied to the pine marten, but having a white throat; --
called also beech marten.
Stone mason, a mason who works or builds in stone.
Stone-mortar (Mil.), a kind of large mortar formerly used
in sieges for throwing a mass of small stones short
distances.
Stone oil, rock oil, petroleum.
Stone parsley (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant ({Seseli
Labanotis}). See under Parsley.
Stone pine. (Bot.) A nut pine. See the Note under Pine,
and Pi[~n]on.
Stone pit, a quarry where stones are dug.
Stone pitch, hard, inspissated pitch.
Stone plover. (Zool.)
(a) The European stone curlew.
(b) Any one of several species of Asiatic plovers of the
genus Esacus; as, the large stone plover ({Esacus
recurvirostris}).
(c) The gray or black-bellied plover. [Prov. Eng.]
(d) The ringed plover.
(e) The bar-tailed godwit. [Prov. Eng.] Also applied to
other species of limicoline birds.
Stone roller. (Zool.)
(a) An American fresh-water fish (Catostomus nigricans)
of the Sucker family. Its color is yellowish olive,
often with dark blotches. Called also stone lugger,
stone toter, hog sucker, hog mullet.
(b) A common American cyprinoid fish ({Campostoma
anomalum}); -- called also stone lugger.
Stone's cast, or Stone's throw, the distance to which a
stone may be thrown by the hand; as, they live a stone's
throw from each other.
Stone snipe (Zool.), the greater yellowlegs, or tattler.
[Local, U.S.]
Stone toter. (Zool.)
(a) See Stone roller
(a), above.
(b) A cyprinoid fish (Exoglossum maxillingua) found in
the rivers from Virginia to New York. It has a
three-lobed lower lip; -- called also cutlips.
To leave no stone unturned, to do everything that can be
done; to use all practicable means to effect an object.
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capra falconeri
(wn) | Capra falconeri
n 1: large Himalayan goat with large spiraled horns [syn:
markhor, markhoor, Capra falconeri] |
falcon
(wn) | falcon
n 1: diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings
adapted for swift flight
v 1: hunt with falcons; "The tribes like to falcon in the
desert" |
falcon-gentil
(wn) | falcon-gentil
n 1: female falcon especially a female peregrine falcon [syn:
falcon-gentle, falcon-gentil] |
falcon-gentle
(wn) | falcon-gentle
n 1: female falcon especially a female peregrine falcon [syn:
falcon-gentle, falcon-gentil] |
falconer
(wn) | falconer
n 1: a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the
sport of falconry [syn: falconer, hawker] |
falconidae
(wn) | Falconidae
n 1: a family of birds of the order Falconiformes [syn:
Falconidae, family Falconidae] |
falconiformes
(wn) | Falconiformes
n 1: chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and
long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons; hawks;
eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vultures [syn: Falconiformes,
order Falconiformes] |
falconine
(wn) | falconine
adj 1: relating to or resembling a falcon |
falconry
(wn) | falconry
n 1: the art of training falcons to hunt and return |
family falconidae
(wn) | family Falconidae
n 1: a family of birds of the order Falconiformes [syn:
Falconidae, family Falconidae] |
gerfalcon
(wn) | gerfalcon
n 1: large and rare Arctic falcon having white and dark color
phases [syn: gyrfalcon, gerfalcon, Falco rusticolus] |
gyrfalcon
(wn) | gyrfalcon
n 1: large and rare Arctic falcon having white and dark color
phases [syn: gyrfalcon, gerfalcon, Falco rusticolus] |
order falconiformes
(wn) | order Falconiformes
n 1: chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and
long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons; hawks;
eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vultures [syn: Falconiformes,
order Falconiformes] |
peregrine falcon
(wn) | peregrine falcon
n 1: a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry [syn:
peregrine, peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus] |
robert falcon scott
(wn) | Robert Falcon Scott
n 1: English explorer who reached the South Pole just a month
after Amundsen; he and his party died on the return journey
(1868-1912) [syn: Scott, Robert Scott, {Robert Falcon
Scott}] |
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