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Definition of Gyrfalcon
1. Noun. Large and rare Arctic falcon having white and dark color phases.
Generic synonyms: Falcon
Group relationships: Falco, Genus Falco
Definition of Gyrfalcon
1. n. One of several species and varieties of large Arctic falcons, esp. Falco rusticolus and the white species F. Islandicus, both of which are circumpolar. The black and the gray are varieties of the former. See Illust. of Accipiter.
Definition of Gyrfalcon
1. Noun. (obsolete) Any large falcon, especially as used to fly at herons. ¹
2. Noun. A large bird of prey that breeds on Arctic coasts and islands of North America, Europe and Asia. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gyrfalcon
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Medical Definition of Gyrfalcon
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Gyrfalcon
Literary usage of Gyrfalcon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Birds of Maine: With Key to and Description of the Various Species Known by Ora Willis Knight (1908)
"gyrfalcon. Plumage: " Generally similar to F. rusticolus, ... In habits, nesting,
eggs, etc., this species does not differ from the Iceland gyrfalcon. ..."
2. Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1863)
"The gyrfalcon. This specimen of gyrfalcon was killed about the middle of last
October by James Maclean, gamekeeper to Sir John Orde, on his property near ..."
3. Orr's Circle of the Sciences: A Series of Treatires on the Principles of by Richard Owen, Wm S Orr, John Radford Young, Alexander Jardine, Robert Gordon Latham, Edward Smith, William Sweetland Dallas (1855)
"This bird is far more abundant and generally distributed than the gyrfalcon ;
but, nevertheless, when possessed of all the most esteemed qualities, ..."
4. Michigan Bird Life: A List of All the Bird Species Known to Occur in the by Walter Bradford Barrows (1912)
"The wing of the male gyrfalcon measures about 14 inches, ... At least four
subspecies of gyrfalcon are found occasionally (usually in winter) along the ..."
5. Nests and Eggs of North American Birds by Oliver Davie (1900)
"MacFarlane's gyrfalcon breeds abundantly in the interior regions of Arctic ...
The number of eggs laid by this variety of gyrfalcon ranges from two to four, ..."
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