falcon-gentle
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fal·con-gen·tle 
[fawl-kuhn-jen-tl, fal-, faw-kuhn-] Pronunciation Key
[fawl-kuhn-jen-tl, fal-, faw-kuhn-] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | the female peregrine falcon. |
| 2. | any female falcon. |
[Origin: 1350–1400; trans. of F faucon gentil; r. ME gentil fauco(u)n, facon jent, etc.]
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| fal·con-gen·tle (fāl'kən-jěn'tl, fôl'-, fô'kən-)
n. A female falcon, especially a peregrine falcon. [Middle English faucon gentil, from Old French faucon gentil, noble falcon.] |
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| falcon-gentle | |
noun | |
| female falcon especially a female peregrine falcon |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Falcon Heights, MN (city, FIPS 20420) Location: 44.98790 N, 93.17943 W
Population (1990): 5380 (2057 housing units)
Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Falcon, MO Zip code(s): 65470
Falcon, MS (town, FIPS 24180) Location: 34.39265 N, 90.25548 W
Population (1990): 167 (68 housing units)
Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Falcon, NC (town, FIPS 22620) Location: 35.19440 N, 78.64858 W
Population (1990): 216 (90 housing units)
Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
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