falcon
/ˈfɔːlkən/noun
1- a diurnal bird of prey with long pointed wings and a notched beak, typically catching prey by diving on it from above隼。 比较
HAWK1 （义项 1）。
1.1
- Family Falconidae, in particular the genus Falco: many species, including the peregrine, hobby, merlin, and kestrel.隼科, 尤指隼属： 多种, 包括游隼、燕隼、灰背隼和茶隼。
1.2
- one of these birds kept and trained to hunt small game for sport猎鹰。
1.3
- Falconry the female of such a bird, especially a peregrine【猎鹰】雌猎鹰（尤指雌游隼）。 比较TERCEL.
词源
Middle English faucon (originally denoting any diurnal bird of prey used in falconry)： from Old French, from late Latin falco, from Latin falx, falc- 'scythe', or of Germanic origin and related to Dutch valk and German Falke. The -l- was added in the 15th cent. to conform with the Latin spelling.