|
|
Definition of Lanner
1. n. f. A long-tailed falcon (Falco lanarius), of Southern Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa, resembling the American prairie falcon.
Definition of Lanner
1. Noun. the Lanner Falcon, ''Falco biarmicus'' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lanner
1. a falcon of Europe and Asia [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lanner
Literary usage of Lanner
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memorial Edition of Thomas Bewick's Works by Thomas Bewick, Austin Dobson (1885)
"The lanner is not common in England; it breeds in Ireland, and is found in various
parts ... Montagu considers the lanner lost, or else it is a Peregrine. ..."
2. Professional Women Upon Their Professions: Conversations by Margaret Bateson (1895)
"Katti lanner was seated directing her company. Mme. lanner smiled and greeted
me, bade me sit down beside her, and then proceeded with the interrupted ..."
3. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1861)
"lanner. See FALCON. LANNES, JEAN, duke of Montebello, a marshal of France, born
in Lectoure, in the old province of Guienne, April 11, 1709, died in Vienna, ..."
Other Resources:
