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PEREGRINE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry

Synonyms:

Falco peregrinus; peregrine; peregrine falcon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("peregrine" 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 "peregrine"):

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

Holonyms ("peregrine" is a member of...):

Falco; genus Falco (a genus of Falconidae)

Derivation:

peregrine (migratory)

 II. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Migratory

Example:

wandering tribes

Synonyms:

mobile; nomadic; peregrine; roving; wandering

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

unsettled (not settled or established)

Derivation:

peregrine (a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry)

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