Meanings
nounlaughing falcon (plural laughing falcons)
plural laughing falcons · alternative laughing-falcon
- A South American hawk (Herpetotheres cachinnans), so called from its notes, which resemble a shrill laughing.
Synonyms: acauã, snake hawk
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA South American hawk (Herpetotheres cachinnans), so called from its notes, which resemble a shrill laughing.
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Dutch lachvalk
- lachvalkSouth American hawk (Herpetotheres cachinnans)
Esperanto akaŭano
- akaŭanoSouth American hawk (Herpetotheres cachinnans)
Portuguese acauã
- acauãSouth American hawk (Herpetotheres cachinnans)
Russian смею́щийся со́кол
- смею́щийся со́кол (smejúščijsja sókol)South American hawk (Herpetotheres cachinnans)
Welsh hebog chwerthinog
- hebog chwerthinogSouth American hawk (Herpetotheres cachinnans)
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APA
laughing falcon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laughing%20falcon
MLA
“laughing falcon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laughing%20falcon. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laughing falcon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laughing%20falcon.
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