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Meaning of "falconiform" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FALCONIFORM

falconiform  [fælˈkəʊnɪˌfɔːm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FALCONIFORM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Falconiform is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FALCONIFORM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

falconiform

Falconiformes

The order Falconiformes is a group of about 290 species of birds that contains the diurnal birds of prey. The Falconiformes have long been thought to represent a natural evolutionary grouping, but three recent studies of their DNA suggest that their similarities are convergent. In each study, falcons are related to songbirds and parrots, and the hawks, eagles, and vultures are closer to woodpeckers and kingfishers.

Definition of falconiform in the English dictionary

The definition of falconiform in the dictionary is of, relating to, or belonging to the order Falconiformes, which includes the vultures, hawks, eagles, buzzards, and falcons.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FALCONIFORM


aciniform
əˈsɪnɪˌfɔːm
actiniform
ækˈtɪnɪˌfɔːm
antenniform
ænˈtɛnɪˌfɔːm
campaniform
kæmˈpænɪˌfɔːm
coniform
ˈkəʊnɪˌfɔːm
corniform
ˈkɔːnɪˌfɔːm
coryneform
kɒˈrɪnɪˌfɔːm
cteniform
ˈtiːnɪˌfɔːm
cuneiform
ˈkjuːnɪˌfɔːm
janiform
ˈdʒeɪnɪˌfɔːm
lageniform
ləˈdʒiːnɪˌfɔːm
ligniform
ˈlɪɡnɪˌfɔːm
maniform
ˈmænɪˌfɔːm
nonuniform
ˌnɒnˈjuːnɪˌfɔːm
omniform
ˈɒmnɪˌfɔːm
penniform
ˈpɛnɪˌfɔːm
reniform
ˈrɛnɪˌfɔːm
spiniform
ˈspaɪnɪˌfɔːm
tympaniform
ˈtɪmpənɪˌfɔːm
uniform
ˈjuːnɪˌfɔːm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FALCONIFORM

falcade
falcate
falcation
falchion
falciform
falcon
falcon-gentil
falcon-gentle
falconer
falconet
falconine
falconoid
falconry
falcula
falculae
falculate
faldage
falderal
falderol
faldetta

WORDS THAT END LIKE FALCONIFORM

choreiform
coliform
cribriform
cruciform
dress uniform
epileptiform
filiform
form
fusiform
glandiform
hydatidiform
multiform
piriform
plexiform
pyriform
rotiform
school uniform
Scout uniform
spongiform
stratiform
vermiform

Synonyms and antonyms of falconiform in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «falconiform» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FALCONIFORM

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Translator English - Chinese

falconiform
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

falconiforme
570 millions of speakers

English

falconiform
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

falconiform
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

falconiform
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

falconiform
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

falconiform
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

falconiform
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

falconiform
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Falconiform
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

falconiform
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

falconiform
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

falconiform
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Falconiform
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

falconiform
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

falconiform
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फाल्कनफॉर्म
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

falconiform
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

falconiform
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

falconiform
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

falconiform
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

falconiform
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

falconiform
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

falconiform
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

falconiform
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

falconiform
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of falconiform

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FALCONIFORM»

The term «falconiform» is barely ever used and occupies the 200.150 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FALCONIFORM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about falconiform

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FALCONIFORM»

Discover the use of falconiform in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to falconiform and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Timetree of Life
Published molecular genetic studies with broad taxon and character sampling fail to ally falconiform and strigiform taxa in any arrangement (2, 11–14). Regardless of whether or not “Falconimorphae” proves to be a natural grouping, it appears ...
S. Blair Hedges, Sudhir Kumar, 2009
2
The Origin and Evolution of Birds
Falconiform Relations and the Fossil Record Fossil hawks go back to the early Eocene of England, the medial Eocene of Germany, and the late Eocene or early Oligocene of France in the Old World, and in the New World they are known from  ...
Alan Feduccia, 1999
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Neotropical Birds of Prey: Biology and Ecology of a Forest ...
One striking conclusion is that most falconiform diversity at Tikal occurs at the generic level, with most genera represented by only one species. We suspect this reflects an accumulation of raptor lineages over long stretches of time, with ...
David F Whitacre, 2013
4
Inventory and Monitoring of Wildlife Habitat
Falconiform. species. in. the. United. States. Table 1. Habitat features correlated with selected Falconiform species in 316 Raptors. NESTING HABITAT SPECIES Vegetation Physical Features Habitat Characteristics Black vulture {Coragyps ...
Allen Cooperrider, Raymond J. Boyd, Hanson R. Stuart, 1986
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Journal of Zoology: Proceedings of the Zoological Society of ...
The best that we can do is to say that no indirectly desmognathous Falconiform skull owes this form of desmognathism to the intervention of the vomer alone—as in the Cariamidse. Again, no indirectly desmognathous Falconiform skull ...
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Proceedings of the General Meetings for Scientific Business ...
The best that we can do is to say that no indirectly desmognathous Falconiform skull owes this form of desmognathism to the intervention of the vomer alone—as in the Cariamidze. Again, no indirectly desmognathous Falconiform skull ...
Zoological Society of London, 1902
7
Sierra East: Edge of the Great Basin
Distribution Breeds in western Canada and most of the United States. Winters in parts of the United States southward through Central America. HAWKS AND FALCONS: ORDER FALCONIFORMES The eyesight of falconiform species may be ...
Genny Smith, 2003
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Code of Federal Regulations, Title 50, Wildlife and ...
(E) You may possess a raptor of any Falconiform or Strigiform species, including wild, captive-bred, or hybrid individuals, except a federally listed threatened or endangered species, a bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), a white-tailed ...
Office of the Federal Register (U S ), 2011
9
Title 50 Wildlife and Fisheries
(F) You may possess a raptor of any Falconiform or Strigiform species, including wild, captive-bred, or hybrid individuals, except a federally listed threatened or endangered species, a bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), a White-tailed ...
10
Meat Eaters: Raptors, Sharks, and Crocodiles
In African savannas and southern Indian rice fields, resident falconiform populations are greatly augmented in winter by migrant populations of buzzards, kites, harriers, and small falcons. This sharply increases the total predator pressure on ...
John P. Rafferty, 2011

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