peregrine : Idioms & Phrases
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Peregrine falcon
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noun a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry
peregrine; Falco peregrinus.
WordNet
(Zoöl.) , 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 alsoperegrine hawk ,duck hawk ,game hawk , andgreat-footed hawk .