Falconidae

plural noun

Fal·​con·​i·​dae

falˈkänəˌdē,

fȯl-,

-kōn-

: a family of diurnal birds of prey now usually restricted to the long-winged swift-flying falcons and the caracaras but formerly including most hawks, eagles, buzzards, Old World vultures, and related forms compare accipitridae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Falcon-, Falco, type genus + -idae

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