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Definition of Peregrine falcon

1. Noun. A widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry.

Definition of Peregrine falcon

1. Noun. A medium-sized, very swift falcon, ''Falco peregrinus'', that hunts small birds. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Peregrine Falcon

Literary usage of Peregrine falcon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Outline of Science: A Plain Story Simply Told by John Arthur Thomson (1922)
"... FALCON ATTACKING A ROOK) The peregrine falcon, which has been described as "the most powerful bird for its bulk that flies," preys lately on other birds ..."

2. The Natural History of Selborne by Gilbert White (1868)
"peregrine falcon, which he shot on the verge of that district, as it was devouring a wood-pigeon. ..."

3. A History of British Birds by Thomas Bewick, Ralph Beilby, Henry Cotes (1816)
"peregrine falcon. PASSENGER FALCON. (Falco Peregrinus, Lin.) THIS scarce bird has greatly the look of the Hobby Hawk, ..."

4. American Ornithology; Or, The Natural History of the Birds of the United States. by Alexander Wilson, Charles Lucian Bonaparte, William Jardine (1832)
"In the latter situation, I once took the nest of a wild-duck within ten yards' distance from that of a peregrine falcon. It was situ- ated on a projecting ..."

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