PEREGRINE FALCON


Meaning of PEREGRINE FALCON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Etymology: Middle English faukon peregryn, from Medieval Latin falco peregrinus, literally, pilgrim falcon; from the young being captured wandering from their nests, which were too inaccessible to reach easily

Date: 14th century

: a swift nearly cosmopolitan falcon ( Falco peregrinus ) often used in falconry — called also peregrine

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