peregrine
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ɪ adjective
1.
foreign; alien; coming from abroad.
2.
wandering, traveling, or migrating.
noun
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| —adj | |
| 1. | coming from abroad |
| 2. | travelling or migratory; wandering |
| [C14: from Latin peregrīnus foreign, from pereger being abroad, from per through + ager land (that is, beyond one's own land)] | |
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Word Origin & History
peregrine
"type of falcon," 1555, short for peregrine falcon (late 14c.), from O.Fr. faulcon pelerin (c.1263), from M.L. falco peregrinus (see peregrination). Sense may have been a bird "caught in transit," as opposed to one taken from the nest.
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Example sentences
The peregrine falcon is a sleek, rapid-flying bird of prey.
Raptors such as peregrine falcons as well as bald and golden eagles make their nests in the area.
For its size, it is the fastest flight of any bird, faster even than the legendary peregrine falcon.
For centuries, peregrine falcons hunted the skies of the world, displaying their impressive in-flight hunting tactics.
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