1.
[syn: falcon-gentle, falcon-gentil]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
falcon-gentle
n 1: female falcon especially a female peregrine falcon [syn:
falcon-gentle, falcon-gentil]