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Definition of Gerfalcons
1. gerfalcon [n] - See also: gerfalcon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gerfalcons
Literary usage of Gerfalcons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian: Concerning the Kingdoms and by Marco Polo (1875)
"The gerfalcons are so abundant there that the Emperor can have as many as he ...
And you must not suppose that those gerfalcons which the Christians carry ..."
2. Coursing and Falconry by Harding Edward de Fonglanque Cox, Gerald William Lascelles, Charles Richardson (1899)
"Just as big yachts sail faster than little ones, so the gerfalcons, being nearly
twice the size of peregrines, can fly far faster even than those swift ..."
3. The Book of Ser Marco Polo: The Venetian by Marco Polo (1903)
"The gerfalcons are so abundant there that the Emperor can have as many as he ...
And you must not suppose that those gerfalcons which the Christians carry ..."
4. The Travels of Marco Polo by Marco Polo, Giovanni Battista Baldelli Boni, Hugh Murray, Société de géographie (France) (1852)
"Around are large tents for his ladies, and for his gerfalcons and other beasts
and birds: for he brings all his train, doctors, astronomers, hunters, ..."
5. Elements of Ornithology: Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges by William Samuel Waithman Ruschenberger, Henri Milne-Edwards, Achille Comté (1845)
"How runny species of gerfalcons are known 1 37. How are the ignoble birds of prey
distinguished ? Why are they called ignoble? 38. Are the divisions of this ..."
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