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PEREGRINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry
Synonyms:
Falco peregrinus; peregrine; peregrine falcon
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("peregrine" is a kind of...):
falcon (diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "peregrine"):
falcon-gentil; falcon-gentle (female falcon especially a female peregrine falcon)
Holonyms ("peregrine" is a member of...):
Falco; genus Falco (a genus of Falconidae)
Derivation:
peregrine (migratory)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Migratory
Example:
wandering tribes
Synonyms:
mobile; nomadic; peregrine; roving; wandering
Classified under:
Similar:
unsettled (not settled or established)
Derivation:
peregrine (a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry)
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