gerfalcon vs falcon

gerfalcon and falcon both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gerfalcon	Yes	No	No	No
falcon	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, falcon is a hypernym of gerfalcon; that is, falcon is a word with a broader meaning than gerfalcon:

gerfalcon: large and rare Arctic falcon having white and dark color phases
falcon: diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight

gerfalcon (noun)	falcon (noun)
large and rare Arctic falcon having white and dark color phases	diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight

gerfalcon (verb)	falcon (verb)
	hunt with falcons