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peregrine

[ per-i-grin, -green, -grahyn ]

adjective

  1. foreign; alien; coming from abroad.
  2. wandering, traveling, or migrating.


peregrine

/ ˈɛɪɡɪ /

adjective

  1. coming from abroad
  2. travelling or migratory; wandering
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Other Word Forms

  • ····ٲ [per-i-, grin, -i-tee], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of peregrine1

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin 𲵰īԳܲ foreign, derivative of 𲵰ŧ abroad, literally, through (i.e., beyond the borders of ) the field, equivalent to per- per- + -egr-, combining form of ager field + adv. suffix; -ine 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of peregrine1

C14: from Latin 𲵰īԳܲ foreign, from pereger being abroad, from per through + ager land (that is, beyond one's own land)
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"Those birds, in turn, then provide a food source for some of the more charismatic birds, like peregrine falcons or kestrels."

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She compares him to a peregrine falcon because “his frame rate operates at an entirely different speed to everybody else’s.”

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Ms Merriman said the video appeared to show the starlings had been successful as the peregrine falcon was not seen to get any of the birds.

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You might spot a peregrine falcon or other raptor, including kestrels, which nest there.

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The number of peregrine falcons at Yosemite National Park has soared over the past 15 years since the launch of a protection plan for the once-endangered raptors that nest in the park’s cliffs and peaks.

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ˌ𲵰ˈԲپDzperegrine falcon