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| eyas |
a hawk or falcon too young to leave the nest, or one taken from its nest to be trained for falconry. |
| hobby2 |
a small European falcon, formerly used to catch smaller game birds. |
| Horus |
the Egyptian god of the sun, usu. depicted as a falcon or as a man with a falcon's head. |
| jess |
a short strap fastened around the leg of a falcon or hawk, to which a leash can be attached. |
| kestrel |
a small grayish red European falcon that hovers in the air with its head to the wind. [1/2 definitions] |
| lanner |
a species of Mediterranean falcon used in falconry, esp. the female. |
| merlin |
a small aggressive falcon of Europe and North America. [1/2 definitions] |
| peregrine falcon |
a very swift falcon whose survival was seriously endangered by the pesticide DDT in the 195s and 1960s. |
| pigeon hawk |
a small falcon that is closely related to the European merlin. |
| sparrow hawk |
a small North American falcon; kestrel. [1/2 definitions] |
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