Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The male of the saker.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) The male of the saker (a).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
male saker .
Etymologies
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Middle English, from Middle French, diminuitive of sacre (because the male is smaller than the female).
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Examples
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A shot from the open house – a gyr taking advantage of an alternative perch, with a sakeret and a line of peregrines behind her.
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A shot from the open house – a gyr taking advantage of an alternative perch, with a sakeret and a line of peregrines behind her.
Aggressive mimicry 2009
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“gyr taking advantage of an alternative perch, with a sakeret and a line of peregrines behind her”
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Fifteen – gyr, sakeret, goshawk, 3 peregrines, 4 Harris’ Hawks and 5 Red Tails.
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