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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A large falcon of arctic Europe, Falco gyrfalco, or one of other kinds of boreal falcons forming the subgenus Hierofalco, of large size, very robust organization, and highly raptorial nature.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Zoöl.) See gyrfalcon.

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  • noun Alternative form of gyrfalcon.

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  • noun large and rare Arctic falcon having white and dark color phases

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  • "Part of The Secret History tells of the campaign of Genghis's son Jochi in 1207 against the People of the Forest. The campaign succeeded, and the People of the Forest submitted to Jochi, bringing him "white gerfalcons, white geldings, and black sables.""

    Travels in Siberia by Ian Frazier, pp 27-28

    February 6, 2011