falconet in English
noun
1
a light cannon.
The falconets and rockets have the same damage against infrantry...Why use factories to produce rockets if the falconets do the same damage?
2
a very small South Asian (or South American) falcon, typically having bold black-and-white plumage.
Falconidae contains 11 genera and 64 species, and is divided into two subfamilies, Polyborinae (caracaras and forest-falcons) and Falconinae (true falcons and falconets ).
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1. The growing popularity of falconry is bad news for many small creatures in the wild. Here people watch a buyer choose a falconet on Chungking South Road.