n.
Pronunciation: ' j ə r- ˌ fal-k ə n, - ˌ fo ̇ l- also - ˌ fo ̇ -k ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English gerfaucun, from Anglo-French girfauc, girfaucon, probably from gir vulture (fr. Old High German g ī r ) + faucon falcon
Date: 14th century
: an arctic falcon ( Falco rusticolus ) that occurs in several color forms and is the largest of all falcons
gyrfalcon