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Falcon vs Owl - What's the difference?

falcon | owl |

As nouns the difference between falcon and owl

is that falcon is any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey while owl is any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing.

As a verb falcon

is to hunt with a falcon or falcons.

falcon

English

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete), (l) (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any bird of the genus Falco , all of which are birds of prey.
  • A light cannon used from the 15th to the 17th century; a falconet.

    • Derived terms

    * (l)

    Related terms

    * Capra falconeri * falconer * falconet * falcon-gentil, falcon-gentle * falconine * falconry * gerfalcon, gyrfalcon * peregrine falcon

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To hunt with a falcon or falcons.
  • * 2003 , Brenda Joyce, House of Dreams , page 175:
    • He rode astride while hawking; she falconed in the ladylike position of sidesaddle.

    Anagrams

    * ----

    owl

    English

    (wikipedia owl)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) owle, from (etyl) ‘to wail, howl’, Avestan (term) ‘to call out’)Rick Derksen, ''Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon'', s.vv. “v?pìti”, “vyp?” (Leiden: Brill, 1998), pp. 532:535..Vladimir Orel, ''A Handbook of Germanic Etymology , s.vv. “*uwwal?n”, “*uww?”, “*?faz ~ *?f?” (Leiden: Brill, 2003), 436.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing.
  • A person seen as having owl-like characteristics, especially appearing wise or serious, or being nocturnally active.
    • Derived terms
    * barn owl * eagle owl * elf owl * great horned owl * little owl * long eared owl * night owl * owl bus * owl-butterfly * owl-faced monkey * * owlglass * owling * owlish * owl jug * owl-light * owl-moth * owl-swallow * owl train * owly * powerful owl * rufous owl * screech owl * sea-owl * stuffed owl * tawny owl *
    References
    See also
    * hoo * hoot * * whoo

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A variety of the domestic pigeon.
    • (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

    * low