peregrine
peregrine · peregrines
чужий, прибулець, чужинець
пришелец, незнакомец, посторонний
Fremde, Ausländer, Fremder
The peregrine falconThe peregrine falcon.
/ˈpɛɹəɡɹin/
» The peregrine falcon is the fastest animal.
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2 sensesThe peregrine falcon.
(dated)A foreigner; a person resident in a country other than his or her own.
More definitions
- a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry
Examples
7 sentencesThe peregrine falcon is the fastest animal.
The peregrine falcon is a very fast bird.
This is a precise and poetic paean to the peregrine.
ruЭто точное и поэтичное воспевание сокола-сапсана. — xmoffx
Three peregrine falcon chicks, high up in this tower, have become social media darlings.
Peregrine falcons are birds of prey.
ruСапсаны - хищные птицы. — marafon
Origin
From Middle English peregrin, borrowed from Old French peregrin, from Latin peregrīnus (“fFrom Middle English peregrin, borrowed from Old French peregrin, from Latin peregrīnus (“foreign”). Doublet of pilgrim.
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Forms
plural: peregrines| Singular | peregrine |
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regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsforeigner:alien
Close in meaning
- a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry:peregrine falconFalco peregrinus