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FALCO TINNUNCULUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Falco tinnunculus mean?
• FALCO TINNUNCULUS (noun)
The noun FALCO TINNUNCULUS has 1 sense:
1. small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind
Familiarity information: FALCO TINNUNCULUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Falco tinnunculus; kestrel
Hypernyms ("Falco tinnunculus" is a kind of...):
falcon (diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight)
Holonyms ("Falco tinnunculus" is a member of...):
Falco; genus Falco (a genus of Falconidae)
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