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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Fal·co·net n.
 1. One of the smaller cannon used in the 15th century and later.
 2. Zool. (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.
 3. Zool. The female or young of the goshawk (Accipiter gentilis, formerly Astur palumbarius).
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Accipiter gentilis
      n : large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry
          [syn: goshawk]