Shaped like or resembling a falcon; having the characteristics or form of a falcon.
From Latin falco (falcon) plus -form (shape). A descriptive term used in biology to indicate falcon-like features in appearance or structure.
Scientists use 'falconiform' to describe the body shape of fighter jets because military designers actually copied the streamlined, predatory design of diving falcons!
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