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falconet

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fal⋅co⋅net

  [fawl-kuh-net, fal-, faw-kuh-]
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–noun
any of several small Asian falcons, esp. of the genus Microhierax.
Origin:
1850–55; falcon + -et
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fal·con·et   (fāl'kə-nět', fôl'-, fô'kə-)   
n.  

  1. A small or young falcon.

  2. Any of several small falcons, especially any of several species of the genus Microhierax native to tropical Asia.

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