falconet

(fal′kə net, fôl′-)

noun

  1. Zool. any small falcon, esp. any of various Asiatic kinds
  2. Origin: It falconetto < OIt falcone, falcon

    an obsolete type of light cannon, smaller than the falcon

Origin: dim. of falcon

See falconet in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A small or young falcon.
  2. Any of several small falcons, especially any of several species of the genus Microhierax native to tropical Asia.
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