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The Ancient Greek word for falcon is
ἱέραξ





falcon



Translations for falcon and their definitions

κίρκος
     1. n. type of hawk or falcon
     2. n. type of wolf
     3. n. circle, ring
     4. n. racecourse, circus
     5. n. type of stone
     6. n. (Hesychius) κωπηλάτης, , rower
     7. n. (Hesychius) ἡ τοῦ αἰγείρου βλάστησις, , sprouting of the black poplar


ἱέραξ
     1. n. hawk, falcon
     2. n. kind of fish
     3. n. name for a grade of initiates in Mithras worship
     4. n. name of a bandage


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