The Ancient Greek word for falcon is
ἱέραξ
Translations for falcon and their definitions
| κίρκος | |
| 1. n. type of hawk or falcon | |
| 2. n. type of wolf | |
| 3. n. circle, ring | |
| 4. n. racecourse, circus | |
| 5. n. type of stone | |
| 6. n. (Hesychius) κωπηλάτης, , rower | |
| 7. n. (Hesychius) ἡ τοῦ αἰγείρου βλάστησις, , sprouting of the black poplar |
| ἱέραξ | |
| 1. n. hawk, falcon | |
| 2. n. kind of fish | |
| 3. n. name for a grade of initiates in Mithras worship | |
| 4. n. name of a bandage |
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