FALCONET


Meaning of FALCONET in English

|falkə|net, |fȯlk-, |fȯk- noun

( -s )

Etymology: falcon (I) + -et

1. : a smaller type of falcon (sense 2)

2. : any of several very small Asiatic falcons constituting a genus ( Microhierax )

3. : any of several Australian insectivorous passerine birds (genus Falcunculus ) — called also shrike tit

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.