Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A swift-flying bird of prey (Falco peregrinus) having gray and white plumage. It is found worldwide and is much used in falconry.
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- noun A medium-sized, very
swift falcon ,Falco peregrinus , that hunts smallbirds .
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- noun a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English, translation of Medieval Latin falcō peregrīnus (so called because they were caught in passage rather than taken from the nest as were eyas falcons).]
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