释义 |
‖ shaheen|ʃɑːˈhiːn| Also shahin. [Urdū, a. Pers. shāhīn, lit. royal (bird), f. shāh shah.] An Indian falcon, Falco peregrinator and other species.
1839Jerdon in Madras Jrnl. Lit. & Sci. X. 81 The shaheen is a native of India, and breeds pretty generally among rocky mountains. 1851J. Gould Birds Asia iii. Pl. 2, Falco peregrinator. Shaheen Falcon. 1852R. F. Burton Falconry Valley Indus ii. 13 The Bahri..and her tiercel, here vulgarly called the Shahin, are found in some parts of the province [Scinde]. 1897Encycl. Sport I. 366/1 (Falconry), In India there are used..the black shaheen, Falco peregrinator; the red-naped shaheen, Falco babylonicus [etc.]. |