peregrine falconnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌper.ə.ɡrɪn ˈfɒl.kən/us/ˌper.ə.ɡrɪn ˈfɑːl.kən/a large bird with a dark back and wings and a light-coloured breast that catches mice and other small animals
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Birds of prey
- bald eagle
- buzzard
- condor
- eagle
- falcon
- golden eagle
- hawk
- kestrel
- kite
- mopoke
- osprey
- owl
- owlet
- sibilant
- sparrowhawk
- vulture
Examples from literature
- Speed fliers can go very fast, but they are much slower than the fastest bird in the world – the peregrine falcon.
- The peregrine falcon lives in many places on Earth.