| 单词 | peregrine falcon |
| 释义 | > as lemmasperegrine falcon peregrine falcon n. (also †falcon peregrine) a powerful falcon, Falco peregrinus, of cosmopolitan distribution, breeding chiefly on mountains and cliffs and much valued for falconry on account of its fast and spectacular flight; spec. (Falconry) the female of this bird (cf. falcon n. 1a, falcon-gentle n.).There are numerous local races or subspecies, some of which have sometimes been regarded as distinct species (e.g. in the U.S. F. peregrinus anatum, the duck hawk). In Falconry, and frequently in Ornithology, it is considered more correct to use the name peregrine only (see sense B. 1), the term peregrine falcon being reserved for the female.extracted from peregrineadj.n.< as lemmas |
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