peregrine falcon
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Peregrine Falcon — Adult Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) of subspecies pealei or tundrius in Alaska Conservation status … Wikipedia
Peregrine falcon — Peregrine Per e*grine, a. [L. peregrinus. See {Pilgrim}.] Foreign; not native; extrinsic or from without; exotic. [Spelt also {pelegrine}.] Peregrine and preternatural heat. Bacon. [1913 Webster] {Peregrine falcon} (Zo[ o]l.), a courageous and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peregrine falcon — peregrine UK [ˈperəɡrɪn] / US [ˈperəˌɡrɪn] or peregrine falcon UK / US noun [countable] Word forms peregrine : singular peregrine plural peregrines a large bird that hunts and kills small birds and animals … English dictionary
peregrine falcon — or peregrine n. [transl. of L falco peregrinus] a swift falcon (Falco peregrinus) of nearly worldwide distribution, much used in falconry … English World dictionary
peregrine falcon — a globally distributed falcon, Falco peregrinus, much used in falconry because of its swift flight: several subspecies are endangered. See illus. under falcon. [1350 1400; ME] * * * or duck hawk Falcon species (Falco peregrinus) found worldwide… … Universalium
peregrine falcon — [[t]pe̱rɪgrɪn fɔ͟ːlkən[/t]] peregrine falcons N COUNT A peregrine falcon or a peregrine is a bird of prey … English dictionary
Peregrine Falcon — sakalas keleivis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Falco peregrinus angl. Peregrine Falcon vok. Wanderfalke … Paukščių anatomijos terminai
peregrine falcon — sakalas keleivis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Falco peregrinus; Hierofalco peregrinus angl. peregrine falcon vok. Wanderfalke, m rus. сапсан, m pranc. faucon pèlerin, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – tikrieji sakalai … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
peregrine falcon — noun a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry • Syn: ↑peregrine, ↑Falco peregrinus • Derivationally related forms: ↑peregrine (for: ↑peregrine) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
peregrine falcon — noun Etymology: Middle English faukon peregryn, from Medieval Latin falco peregrinus, literally, pilgrim falcon; from the young being captured wandering from their nests, which were too inaccessible to reach easily Date: 14th century a swift… … New Collegiate Dictionary
peregrine falcon — per|e|grine fal|con [ˌperıgrın ˈfo:lkən US ˈfo:l , ˈfa:l ] n also peregrine [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: peregrine from Latin peregrinus; PILGRIM] a hunting bird with a black and white spotted front … Dictionary of contemporary English
