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    FALCO PEREGRINUS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconryplay

    Synonyms:

    Falco peregrinus; peregrine; peregrine falcon

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Falco peregrinus" is a kind of...):

    falcon (diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Falco peregrinus"):

    falcon-gentil; falcon-gentle (female falcon especially a female peregrine falcon)

    Holonyms ("Falco peregrinus" is a member of...):

    Falco; genus Falco (a genus of Falconidae)

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