Meanings
nounlanner falcon (plural lanner falcons)
plural lanner falcons
- Falco biarmicus, a large bird of prey found in Africa, southeast Europe, and southwest Asia.
Synonyms: lanner
Synonyms & antonyms
nounFalco biarmicus, a large bird of prey found in Africa, southeast Europe, and southwest Asia.
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Origin
- Middle Frenchlanier“cowardly”
- Englishlanner falcon
lanner, from the Middle French lanier (“cowardly”), and falcon.
More words from Middle French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan falcó llaner
- falcó llanerFalco biarmicus
Dutch lannervalk
- lannervalkFalco biarmicus
German Lannerfalke
- LannerfalkeFalco biarmicus
Irish fabhcún lanner
- fabhcún lannerFalco biarmicus
Romanian șoim sudic
- șoim sudicFalco biarmicus
Russian средиземномо́рский со́кол, ла́ннер
- средиземномо́рский со́кол (sredizemnomórskij sókol)Falco biarmicus
- ла́ннер (lánner)Falco biarmicus
Spanish halcón borní
- halcón borníFalco biarmicus
Swedish slagfalk
- slagfalkFalco biarmicus
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APA
lanner falcon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lanner%20falcon
MLA
“lanner falcon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lanner%20falcon. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lanner falcon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lanner%20falcon.
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