PEREGRINE FALCON

Meaning of PEREGRINE FALCON in English

very fast falcon that was used in the past in falconry (its survival was gravely endangered by DDT in the 1950's and 1960's)

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PEREGRINE FALCON — noun Etymology: Middle English faukon peregryn, from Medieval Latin falco peregrinus, literally, pilgrim falcon; from the young being captured wandering …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PEREGRINE FALCON — or duck hawk Falco peregrinus ) found worldwide but rare today because of bioaccumulation of pesticides. Peregrines are 13–19 in. …
Английский словарь Британика
PEREGRINE FALCON — noun Etymology: Middle English faucon peregrin, translation of Medieval Latin falco peregrinus : a swift falcon ( Falco peregrinus ) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PEREGRINE FALCON — a globally distributed falcon, Falco peregrinus, much used in falconry because of its swift flight: several subspecies are endangered. See …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PEREGRINE FALCON — Etymology: Middle English faukon peregryn, from Medieval Latin falco peregrinus, literally, pilgrim falcon; from the young being captured wandering from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PEREGRINE FALCON — Function: noun Etymology: Middle English faukon peregryn, from Medieval Latin falco peregrinus, literally, pilgrim falcon; from the young being captured …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PEREGRINE FALCON — Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) also called duck hawk (Falco peregrinus), bird of prey of the family Falconidae, which occurs worldwide …
Britannica English vocabulary
PEREGRINE FALCON — ➡ peregrine
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PEREGRINE FALCON — per ‧ e ‧ grine fal ‧ con /ˌperəɡrən ˈfɔːlkən, ˌperɪɡrən ˈfɔːlkən $ -ˈfɒːl-, -ˈfɑːl-/ BrE AmE ( also peregrine …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PEREGRINE FALCON — ( peregrine falcons) A peregrine falcon or a peregrine is a bird of prey. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PEREGRINE FALCON — (~s) A ~ or a peregrine is a bird of prey. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PEREGRINE FALCON — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ In Islay in September 1938 they were flying a peregrine falcon at grouse with a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PEREGRINE FALCON — or duck hawk Falcon species ( Falco peregrinus ) found worldwide but rare today because of bioaccumulation of pesticides. Peregrines …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PEREGRINE FALCON — сапсан
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PEREGRINE FALCON — Сапсан
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PEREGRINE FALCON — Сапсан
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PEREGRINE FALCON — обыкновенный сокол, сапсан
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PEREGRINE FALCON — обыкновенный сокол, сапсан
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PEREGRINE FALCON — - peregrin falcon
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
PEREGRINE FALCON — = peregrin falcon
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
PEREGRINE FALCON — сапсан
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FALCON — n falcon (1. [Ornith.]; 2. [Artil.])
Interlingua English vocab
FALCON — ~ (-ero)
English interlingue dictionary
PEREGRINE — adjective see: pilgrim Date: 1599 having a tendency to wander
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FALCON — noun Etymology: Middle English faucoun, ~, from Anglo-French faucon, from Late Latin ~-, falco, probably from Latin falc-, falx Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FALCON — I Any of nearly 60 species of diurnal The name is sometimes restricted to the more than 35 species of …
Английский словарь Британика
PEREGRINE — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷grə̇n, -ˌgrēn, -ˌgrīn adjective Etymology: in sense 1, from Latin peregrinus; in other senses, from Medieval Latin peregrinus, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FALCON — I. ˈfalkən also ˈfȯlk- sometimes ˈfȯk- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English faucoun, falcon, from Old French faucon, falcon, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PEREGRINE — (n.) The peregrine falcon.
Английский словарь Webster
PEREGRINE — (a.) Foreign; not native; extrinsic or from without; exotic.
Английский словарь Webster
FALCON — (n.) An ancient form of cannon.
Английский словарь Webster
FALCON — (n.) Any species of the genus Falco, distinguished by having a toothlike lobe on the upper mandible; especially, one of …
Английский словарь Webster
FALCON — (n.) One of a family (Falconidae) of raptorial birds, characterized by a short, hooked beak, strong claws, and powerful flight.
Английский словарь Webster
PEREGRINE — ( n. ) The peregrine falcon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PEREGRINE — ( a. ) Foreign; not native; extrinsic or from without; exotic.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PEREGRINE — — peregrinity /per'i grin"i tee/ , n. /per"i grin, -green', -gruyn'/ , adj. 1. foreign; alien; coming from abroad. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FALCON — — falconine /fawl"keuh nuyn', -nin, fal"-, faw"keuh-/ , adj. — falconoid , adj. /fawl"keuhn, fal"-, faw"keuhn/ , n. 1. any …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PEREGRINE — n. foreign, alien; peregrine falcon (type of bird)
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PEREGRINE — adj. foreign, strange, from a distant place
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FALCON — n. type of predatory bird which hunts during the day (characterized by a sharp beak and strong claws)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PEREGRINE — adjective Etymology: Middle French peregrin, from Medieval Latin peregrinus, from Latin, foreign — more at pilgrim Date: 1599 : having …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FALCON — ˈfȯ-kən noun Etymology: Middle English faucoun, falcon, from Anglo-French faucon, from Late Latin falcon-, falco, probably from Latin falc-, falx …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PEREGRINE — noun the peregrine falcon. 2. peregrine ·adj foreign; not native; extrinsic or from without; exotic.
Webster English vocab
FALCON — noun an ancient form of cannon. 2. falcon ·noun one of a family (falconidae) of raptorial birds, characterized by a …
Webster English vocab
PEREGRINE — [ 'pɛrɪgrɪn ] ■ noun a powerful falcon that breeds chiefly on mountains and coastal cliffs. [ Falco peregrinus .] …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FALCON — [ 'fɔ:(l)k(ə)n , 'fɒlk(ə)n ] ■ noun a fast-flying bird of prey with long pointed wings. [Genus Falco : many …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PEREGRINE — [per.e.grine] adj [ME, fr. ML peregrinus, fr. L, foreign--more at pilgrim] (14c): having a tendency to wander [2]peregrine n (1555): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FALCON — [fal.con] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. LL falcon-, falco, prob. fr. L falc-, falx] (13c) 1: any of various hawks …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FALCON — any of nearly 60 species of hawks of the family Falconidae (order Falconiformes), diurnal birds of prey characterized by long, …
Britannica English vocabulary
PEREGRINE — peregrine, P~ BrE AmE ˈper əɡ rɪn -ɪɡ-, § -r ə n; -ɪ ɡriːn, -ə- ▷ peregrine|s z ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FALCON — falcon, F~ BrE AmE ˈfɔːlk ə n ˈfælk-, ˈfɒlk-, ˈfɔːk- AmE ˈfælk- ˈfɔːlk-, ˈfɑːlk-, ˈfɔːk-, ˈfɑːk- — Preference polls, American …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PEREGRINE — / ˈperɪgrɪn; NAmE / (also ˌperegrine ˈfalcon ) noun a grey and white bird of prey (= a bird that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FALCON — / ˈfɔːlkən; NAmE ˈfælkən/ noun a bird of prey (= a bird that kills other creatures for food) with long …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PEREGRINE — per ‧ e ‧ grine fal ‧ con /ˌperəɡrən ˈfɔːlkən, ˌperɪɡrən ˈfɔːlkən $ -ˈfɒːl-, -ˈfɑːl-/ BrE AmE ( also peregrine …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PEREGRINE — n. & adj. --n. (in full peregrine falcon) a kind of falcon much used for hawking. --adj. archaic imported from …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FALCON — n. 1 any diurnal bird of prey of the family Falconidae, having long pointed wings, and sometimes trained to hunt …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PEREGRINE — n. & adj. n. (in full peregrine falcon) a kind of falcon much used for hawking. adj. archaic imported from …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FALCON — n. 1 any diurnal bird of prey of the family Falconidae, having long pointed wings, and sometimes trained to hunt …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PEREGRINE — n. & adj. --n. (in full peregrine falcon) a kind of falcon much used for hawking. --adj. archaic imported from …
Oxford English vocab
FALCON — n.1 any diurnal bird of prey of the family Falconidae, having long pointed wings, and sometimes trained to hunt small …
Oxford English vocab
FALCON — ( falcons) A falcon is a bird of prey that can be trained to hunt other birds and animals. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FALCON — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES peregrine falcon COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE peregrine ▪ The manager was waiting for her …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PEREGRINE — falcon [noun] [C] - a large bird with a dark back and wings and a lightly coloured front, which catches …
Cambridge English vocab
FALCON — [noun] [C] - a bird with pointed wings and a long tail which can be trained to hunt other birds …
Cambridge English vocab

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