a. [ L. peregrinus. See Pilgrim. ] Foreign; not native; extrinsic or from without; exotic. [ Spelt also pelegrine. ] “Peregrine and preternatural heat.” Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
Peregrine falcon (Zool.), a courageous and swift falcon (Falco peregrinus), remarkable for its wide distribution over all the continents. The adult plumage is dark bluish ash on the back, nearly black on the head and cheeks, white beneath, barred with black below the throat. Called also peregrine hawk, duck hawk, game hawk, and great-footed hawk. [ 1913 Webster ]
[はやぶさ(P);ハヤブサ, hayabusa (P); hayabusa] (n) (uk) falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus); (P) #6,731[Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Peregrine \Per"e*grine\ (p[e^]"[-e]*gr[i^]n; 277), n.
The peregrine falcon.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Peregrine \Per"e*grine\ (p[e^]r"[-e]*gr[i^]n; 277), a. [L.
peregrinus. See {Pilgrim}.]
Foreign; not native; extrinsic or from without; exotic.
[Spelt also {pelegrine}.] "Peregrine and preternatural heat."
--Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
{Peregrine falcon} (Zool.), a courageous and swift falcon
({Falco peregrinus}), remarkable for its wide distribution
over all the continents. The adult plumage is dark bluish
ash on the back, nearly black on the head and cheeks,
white beneath, barred with black below the throat. Called
also {peregrine hawk}, {duck hawk}, {game hawk}, and
{great-footed hawk}.
[1913 Webster]
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