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falconet definition

fal·conet (fal′kə net′, fôl′-)

noun

  1. Zool. any small falcon, esp. any of various Asiatic kinds

  2. Etymology: It falconetto < OIt falcone, falcon

    an obsolete type of light cannon, smaller than the falcon

Etymology: dim. of falcon

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