falconet
/ˈfæl.kə.nɛt/
falconet noun: a small or young falcon.
Noun
falconet (plural falconets)
- A small or young falcon.
- Any of various small, tropical Asian falcons of the genus Microhierax found in Southeast Asia.
- A light cannon developed in the late 15th century and decorated with an image of a falcon.
- The besieged made a gallant resistance, and night and day kept up a firing of double-harquebuses, and other kinds of artillery; and it happened that one day Falkenberg's chin was shot away by a ball from a falconet, and three days after he died of the wound, in great agony.1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 59
falconet meaning in Tamil
falconet in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்
Forms of falconet
| plural | falconets |
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Origin of falconet
From falcon + -et.
Words formed from falconet
- black-thighed falconet
- Microhierax fringillarius
- collared falconet
- Microhierax caerulescens
- Philippine falconet
- Microhierax erythrogenys
- pied falconet
- Microhierax melanoleucos
- white-fronted falconet
- Microhierax latifrons
Questions about falconet
- What does falconet mean?
- Falconet means a small or young falcon.
- What is falconet in Tamil?
- Falconet in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Falconet meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is falconet?
- Falconet is a noun.
- How do you pronounce falconet?
- Falconet is pronounced /ˈfæl.kə.nɛt/.
- What is the plural of falconet?
- The plural of falconet is falconets.
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