单词 | peregrine falcon |
释义 | peregrine falcon From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Birdsperegrine falconper‧e‧grine fal‧con /ˌperəɡrən ˈfɔːlkən $ -ˈfɒːl-, -ˈfɑːl-/ (also peregrine) noun [countable]HBBa hunting bird with a black and white spotted frontExamples from the Corpusperegrine falcon• In Islay in September 1938 they were flying a peregrine falcon at grouse with a bird called Cressida.• Read in studio A peregrine falcon, one of Britain's rarest birds of prey has been illegally shot.• One of the most interesting cases that Maureen came across that I knew of was a peregrine falcon.• The Yorkshire Dales national park authority is also to pay a bounty for every peregrine falcon that reaches maturity.• The manager was waiting for her at the desk, deftly fidgeting with a half-stuffed peregrine falcon.Origin peregrine falcon (1300-1400) peregrine from Latin peregrinus; → PILGRIM |
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