In early use, a large falcon, esp. one used to fly at herons; now, any large falcon of the northern regions; esp. the white gyrfalcon of Iceland (Falc…
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| 释义 | the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > [noun] > family Falconidae > genus Falco (falcon) > falco rusticolus (gyrfalcon) (6) gyrfalconc1330 In early use, a large falcon, esp. one used to fly at herons; now, any large falcon of the northern regions; esp. the white gyrfalcon of Iceland (Falc… gyrkin1539 The male of the gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus. Iceland falcon1758 a pale form of the gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus, native to Iceland. Icelander1777 Ornithology. = Iceland falcon n. at Iceland, n.1 4a. Now rare. Greenland falcon1784 the gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus; spec. the whitest form of this (more fully Greenland gyrfalcon), formerly regarded as a separate species or… Labrador falcon1839 In names of animals. a gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus, of a very dark morph found in Labrador. |
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