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FALCONET
Etymology
Noun
falconet (plural falconets)
A small or young falcon.
Any of various small, tropical Asian falcons of the genus Microhierax found in Southeast Asia.
(military, historical) A light cannon developed in the late 15th century and decorated with an image of a falcon.
Anagrams
• conflate, lactofen
Source: Wiktionary
Fal"co*net, n. Etym: [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.
2. (Zoöl.) (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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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