saker
Large Eurasian falcon
A saker is a large falcon native to Europe and Asia, prized in falconry for its speed and power.
Sakers were historically favored by Arab falconers for hunting gazelle and other large prey.
The word also names an early type of cannon, drawing on the Renaissance practice of naming artillery after predatory birds.
Hunting bird with talons
- bird of preyCarnivorous flying hunter
- peregrineRoaming, or a falcon
- gyrfalconLargest falcon, Arctic native
- merlinSmall northern falcon
kestrel · eagle · hawk · talons · plumage · wingspan · feathers · beak
Attached head covering
- jessesFalconry leg restraints
- lureThing that tempts
- mewsStable row turned residences
- cadgeObtain by begging
gauntlet · quarry · cast · imprint · manning · stoop · bells · block
Large-caliber battlefield weapons
- fieldpieceMobile military cannon
- culverinHistorical long-range cannon
- bombardAttack without ceasing
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
siege · battery · caliber · gunnery · carriage · fortification · gunpowder · muzzle
At risk of extinction
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
poaching · biodiversity · protection · wildlife · cites · captive breeding · population decline · illegal trade
raptor
Hunting bird with talons
- bird of preyCarnivorous flying hunter
- peregrineRoaming, or a falcon
- gyrfalconLargest falcon, Arctic native
merlin · kestrel · eagle · hawk · talons · plumage · wingspan · feathers · beak · flight
hood
Attached head covering
cadge · gauntlet · quarry · cast · imprint · manning · stoop · bells · block · coping
artillery
Large-caliber battlefield weapons
- fieldpieceMobile military cannon
- culverinHistorical long-range cannon
- bombardAttack without ceasing
ordnance · siege · battery · caliber · gunnery · carriage · fortification · gunpowder · muzzle · breech
endangered
At risk of extinction
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
habitat · poaching · biodiversity · protection · wildlife · cites · captive breeding · population decline · illegal trade · sanctuary