PEREGRINE FALCON

Meaning of PEREGRINE FALCON in English

a globally distributed falcon, Falco peregrinus, much used in falconry because of its swift flight: several subspecies are endangered. See illus. under falcon .

[ 1350-1400; ME ]

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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 — very fast falcon that was used in the past in falconry (its survival was gravely endangered by DDT in the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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