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peregrine
[ per-i-grin, -green, -grahyn ]
adjective
- foreign; alien; coming from abroad.
- wandering, traveling, or migrating.
noun
peregrine
/ ˈɛɪɡɪ /
adjective
- coming from abroad
- travelling or migratory; wandering
Other Word Forms
- ····ٲ [per-i-, grin, -i-tee], noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of peregrine1
Word History and Origins
Origin of peregrine1
Example Sentences
"Those birds, in turn, then provide a food source for some of the more charismatic birds, like peregrine falcons or kestrels."
She compares him to a peregrine falcon because “his frame rate operates at an entirely different speed to everybody else’s.”
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.
You might spot a peregrine falcon or other raptor, including kestrels, which nest there.
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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