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Definition of Falconets

Falconet
Falconet Fal"co*net, n. [Dim. of falcon: cf. F. fauconneau, LL. falconeta, properly, a young falcon.] 1. One of the smaller cannon used in the 15th century and later. 2. (Zo["o]l.) (a) One of several very small Asiatic falcons of the genus Microhierax. (b) One of a group of Australian birds of the genus Falcunculus, resembling shrikes and titmice.

Meaning of Falconets from wikipedia

- Look up falconet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Falconet may refer to: Typical falconets (genus Microhierax) Spot-winged falconet (genus Spiziapteryx)...
- pyrobalistic guns (falcons and falconets).  They had a small bore, a long barrel, and were very versatile.  Falcons and falconets appear in the end of the 14th...
- The typical falconets, Microhierax, are a bird of prey genus in the family Falconidae. They are found in southeast Asia and the smallest members of Falconiformes...
- The Falconet (in Persian: زنبورک; pronounced: Zænbũræk) is a 1975 Iranian film directed by Farrokh Ghaffari. It stars Parviz Sayyad, Nozar Azadi, Pouri...
- which includes the spot-winged falconet and the caracaras; and Falconinae, the falcons and kestrels (Falco) and falconets (Microhierax). Falcons and caracaras...
- white-fronted falconet. The white-fronted falconet's vocalizations are not well-known, but are ****umed to be similar to those of other falconets. It makes...
- Philippine falconets nest in wood**** holes of dead trees, and can be seen fairly commonly within their suitable habitats. Although the Philippine falconet po****tion...
- TIMOTHY M. (2008-06-28). "Morphometrics of falconets and hunting behaviour of the Black-thighed Falconet Microhierax fringillarius". Ibis. 136 (1): 44–49...
- (Pierre-Etienne) Falconet (1741–1791) was a French portrait painter. Falconet was born in Paris, the son of the sculptor Etienne Maurice Falconet. His first...
- Étienne Maurice Falconet (1 December 1716 – 24 January 1791) was a French baroque, rococo and neoclassical sculptor, best-known for his equestrian statue...