Definition of "falco" [falco]

• A genus of diurnal birds of prey. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Every one of these birds, for instance, might be called falco in Latin, hawk in English, some word being added to distinguish the genus, which should describe its principal aspect or habit."
• "Just begging to be used as a hero's name :- The "Wester" element looks recognisably Old English, but the "falcon" or "falca" bit looks to me like it could derive from Latin 'falco', which is where we get the modern English 'falcon' but via Middle English and Old French."
• "March 19th, 2010 at 7: 15 pm bizarrobrain (brought to you by The Citadel of Satanic Kitten Worship and Tidy Cat) says: falco says:"