hawk vs falcon

hawk and falcon both are nouns.

hawk and falcon both are verbs.

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

As nouns, falcon is a hyponym of hawk; that is, falcon is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hawk:

hawk: diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
falcon: diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight

Other hyponyms of hawk include eyas, tercel, tercelet, tiercel, Accipiter gentilis, goshawk, Accipiter nisus, sparrow hawk, Accipiter cooperii, blue darter, Cooper's hawk, chicken hawk, hen hawk, buteonine, Buteo jamaicensis, red-tailed hawk, redtail, Buteo lagopus, rough-legged hawk, roughleg, Buteo lineatus, red-shouldered hawk, Buteo buteo, buzzard, honey buzzard, Pernis apivorus, kite, harrier, harrier eagle, short-toed eagle, fish eagle, fish hawk, osprey, Pandion haliaetus, sea eagle.

hawk (noun)	falcon (noun)
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail	diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar
an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations

hawk (verb)	falcon (verb)
clear mucus or food from one's throat	hunt with falcons
hunt with hawks
sell or offer for sale from place to place

Difference between hawk and falcon

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