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nounchiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons; hawks; eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vultures
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Definition that contains falconiformes
- family falconidae a family of birds of the order Falconiformes
- order accipitriformes in some classifications an alternative name for the Falconiformes
- accipitriformes in some classifications an alternative name for the Falconiformes
- order raptores term used in former classifications; erroneously grouped together birds of the orders Falconiformes and Strigiformes
- falconidae a family of birds of the order Falconiformes
- raptores term used in former classifications; erroneously grouped together birds of the orders Falconiformes and Strigiformes