noun greek

falco

gen. falcōnis · gender masculine · decl. 3rd

v. flecto, = φάλκων

a falcon

a falcon.

Lit., Serv. Verg. A. 10, 146; Isid. Orig. 12, 7, 57 al.—

by extension

Transf.: falcones dicuntur, quorum digiti pollices in pedibus intro sunt curvati, Paul. ex Fest. p. 88, 8 Müll.; cf. falcula, II. A.

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