falconet noun. ['fɔ:(l)k(ǝ)nɪt] M16.
[In sense 1 from Italian falconetto dim. of falcone FALCON; in sense 2 from FALCON: see -ET¹.]
1. Hist. A light cannon used in the 16th and 17th cent. M16.

2. A small falcon or bird resembling a falcon; spec. any of various small falcons belonging to the genus Microhierax or a related genus. M19.

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