'Chanting falcon' definitions:
Definition of 'Chanting falcon'
From: GCIDE
- Chanting \Chant"ing\ (ch[.a]nt"[i^]ng), n. Singing, esp. as a chant is sung. [1913 Webster]
- Chanting falcon (Zool.), an African falcon ({Melierax canorus or musicus}). The male has the habit, remarkable in a bird of prey, of singing to his mate, while she is incubating. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Chanting falcon'
From: GCIDE
- Falcon \Fal"con\, n. [OE. faucon, faucoun, OF. faucon, falcon, ?. faucon, fr. LL. falco, perh. from L. falx, falcis, a sickle or scythe, and named from its curving talons. Cf. Falchion.]
- 1. (Zool.) (a) One of a family (Falconid[ae]) of raptorial birds, characterized by a short, hooked beak, strong claws, and powerful flight. (b) Any species of the genus Falco, distinguished by having a toothlike lobe on the upper mandible; especially, one of this genus trained to the pursuit of other birds, or game. [1913 Webster]
- In the language of falconry, the female peregrine (Falco peregrinus) is exclusively called the falcon. --Yarrell. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Gun.) An ancient form of cannon. [1913 Webster]
- Chanting falcon. (Zool.) See under Chanting. [1913 Webster]