falconiform

[ fawl-koh-nuh-fawrm, fal-, faw-koh-, fawl-kuh-nuh-, fal-, faw-kuh- ]

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the order Falconiformes, comprising the vultures, hawks, eagles, ospreys, falcons, caracaras, etc.

Origin of falconiform

1
<New Latin falconiformes;see falcon, -iformes

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British Dictionary definitions for falconiform

falconiform

/ (fælˈkəʊnɪˌfɔːm) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the order Falconiformes, which includes the vultures, hawks, eagles, buzzards, and falcons

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