'Falco subbuteo' definitions:
Definition of 'Falco subbuteo'
noun
Small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds [syn:
hobby, Falco subbuteo]
Definition of 'Falco subbuteo'
- Hobby \Hob"by\, n.; pl. Hobbies. [OE. hobi; cf. OF. hobe,
hob['e], F. hobereau a hobby, a species of falcon. OF. hober
to move, stir. Cf. Hobby a horse.] (Zool.)
A small, strong-winged European falcon (Falco subbuteo),
formerly trained for hawking. Hobby