falco subbuteo

2 definitions found

falco subbuteo - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hobby \Hob"by\, n.; pl. Hobbies. [OE. hobi; cf. OF. hobe,
     hob['e], F. hobereau a hobby, a species of falcon. OF. hober
     to move, stir. Cf. Hobby a horse.] (Zool.)
     A small, strong-winged European falcon (Falco subbuteo),
     formerly trained for hawking. Hobby

falco subbuteo - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Falco subbuteo
      n 1: small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small
           birds [syn: hobby, Falco subbuteo]