'Peregrine falcon' definitions:
Definition of 'peregrine falcon'
From: WordNet
noun
A widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry [syn: peregrine, peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus]
Definition of 'Peregrine falcon'
From: 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]