falcon-gentil

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

falcon-gentil
    n 1: female falcon especially a female peregrine falcon [syn:
         {falcon-gentle}, {falcon-gentil}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

falcon-gentil \fal"con-gen`til\, falcon-gentle \falcon-gentle\,
   n. [F. faucon-gentil. See {Falcon}, and {Genteel}.]
   1. (Zool.) any female falcon; especially 
      [PJC]

   2. (Zool.) a female peregrine falcon ({Falco peregrinus}).

   Syn: falcon-gentil.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   3. (Zool.) The female or young of the goshawk ({Accipiter
      gentilis}, formerly {Astur palumbarius}).
      [1913 Webster]