PEREGRINE


Meaning of PEREGRINE in English

n. & adj.

n. (in full peregrine falcon) a kind of falcon much used for hawking.

adj. archaic imported from abroad; foreign; outlandish.

[ L peregrinus f. peregre abroad f. per through + ager field ]

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