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GERFALCON
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Large and rare Arctic falcon having white and dark color phases
Synonyms:
Falco rusticolus; gerfalcon; gyrfalcon
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("gerfalcon" is a kind of...):
falcon (diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight)
Holonyms ("gerfalcon" is a member of...):
Falco; genus Falco (a genus of Falconidae)