Falconet
Pronunciation : Fal"co*net
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Dim. of falcon: cf. F. fauconneau, LL. falconeta, properly, a young falcon.]
Definition : 1. One of the smaller cannon used in the 15th century and later.
2. (Zo?l.) (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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913