Falconet \Fal"co*net\, n. [Dim. of falcon: cf. F. fauconneau,
LL. falconeta, properly, a young falcon.]
1. One of the smaller cannon used in the 15th century and
later.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) One of several very small Asiatic falcons of the genus
{Microhierax}.
(b) One of a group of Australian birds of the genus
{Falcunculus}, resembling shrikes and titmice.
[1913 Webster] falcon-gentil