Falcon-gentil

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  falcon-gentil \fal"con-gen`til\, falcon-gentle \falcon-gentle\,
     n. [F. faucon-gentil. See {Falcon}, and {Genteel}.]
     1. (Zool.) any female falcon; especially 
        [PJC]
  
     2. (Zool.) a female peregrine falcon ({Falco peregrinus}).


  
     Syn: falcon-gentil.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. (Zool.) The female or young of the goshawk ({Accipiter
        gentilis}, formerly {Astur palumbarius}).
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  falcon-gentil
       n : female falcon especially a female peregrine falcon [syn: {falcon-gentle}]