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Meanings of
peregrine
in English
Portuguese
falcão peregrino
Catalan
falcó pelegrí
Back to the meaning
A widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry.
peregrine falcon
Falco peregrinus
Portuguese
falcão peregrino
Migratory.
mobile
wandering
roving
nomadic
Related terms
unsettled
Synonyms
Examples for "
peregrine falcon
"
peregrine falcon
Falco peregrinus
Examples for "
peregrine falcon
"
1
Kinesava, are closed from March to September for
peregrine
falcon
nesting.
2
Returning to my white-knuckling, I spot a
peregrine
falcon
hovering overhead, circling buzzard-like.
3
A
peregrine
falcon
with magnificent grey plumage stood on a perch near the fire.
4
A fourth
peregrine
falcon
has been confirmed to have died from pesticide poising in Guernsey.
5
Yes; our duck or great-footed hawk is almost identical with the well-known
peregrine
falcon
of Europe.
1
It was a peregrine falcon -
Falco
peregrinus
-sitting upright on top of the post, as if it were an extension of it.
2
The
falco
peregrinus
,
or haggard falcon, is a noble species of hawk seldom seen in the southern counties.
3
(* This hawk proved to be the
falco
peregrinus
;
a variety.)
Usage of
peregrine
in English
1
Once more the
peregrine
climbed and stooped with a like result.
2
Kinesava, are closed from March to September for
peregrine
falcon nesting.
3
The territorial species keep about 2km away from other
peregrine
nests.
4
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Three
peregrine
falcons in a wooden box on a windowsill.
5
Red-tailed hawks and
peregrine
falcons nest in increasingly skeletal high-rise structures.
6
Returning to my white-knuckling, I spot a
peregrine
falcon hovering overhead, circling buzzard-like.
7
But catching sight of a
peregrine
isn't that rare, at least not these days.
8
A
peregrine
falcon with magnificent grey plumage stood on a perch near the fire.
9
If
peregrine
falcons stopped nesting in the BMP, would the world be worse off.
10
It seemed no bigger than a
peregrine
but sinuous and glistening as a snake.
11
Some
peregrine
families use the same nesting sites generation after generation for hundreds of years.
12
Peregrine
said they had no future together, but maybe that wasn't true.
13
You must ask
Peregrine
,
indirectly, what his thoughts are about this view.
14
The plan has generated new buzz since
Peregrine
's
collapse on July 10.
15
Examples of FCMs that have collapsed include MF Global and
Peregrine
Financial.
16
Peregrine
captivated all the other males in the room, according to reports.
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About this term
peregrine
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
peregrine falcons
brave peregrine
cadent peregrine
climb to peregrine
endangered peregrine
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Translations for
peregrine
Portuguese
falcão peregrino
Catalan
falcó pelegrí
Peregrine
through the time