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FALCON-GENTLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does falcon-gentle mean?
• FALCON-GENTLE (noun)
The noun FALCON-GENTLE has 1 sense:
1. female falcon especially a female peregrine falcon
Familiarity information: FALCON-GENTLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Female falcon especially a female peregrine falcon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
falcon-gentil; falcon-gentle
Hypernyms ("falcon-gentle" is a kind of...):
Falco peregrinus; peregrine; peregrine falcon (a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry)
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