PEREGRINE FALCON

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry

Synonyms:

Falco peregrinus; peregrine; peregrine falcon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("peregrine falcon" 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"):

falcon-gentil; falcon-gentle (female falcon especially a female peregrine falcon)

Holonyms ("peregrine falcon" is a member of...):

Falco; genus Falco (a genus of Falconidae)