Definition of "falcon" in English

noun

1. Any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey.

2. Any bird of prey of the subfamilies Falconinae and Herpetotherinae.

3. (falconry) A female such bird, a male being a tiercel.

4. (historical) A light cannon used from the 15th to the 17th century.

verb

1. To hunt with a falcon or falcons.