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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A falcon (Falco biarmicus) of Africa, the Mediterranean, and southern Asia, having a gray to brown back with whitish underparts and often trained for falconry.
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- noun
Falco biarmicus, a large bird of prey found in Africa, southeast Europe, and southwest Asia.
Etymologies
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lanner falcon, from the Middle French lanier ("cowardly").
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