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Webster 1913 Edition
Peregrine
Per′e-grine
(pĕr′ē̍-grĭn; 277)
, Adj.
[L.
peregrinus
. See Pilgrim
.] Foreign; not native; extrinsic or from without; exotic.
[Spelt also
“Peregrine and preternatural heat.” pelegrine
.] Bacon.
Peregrine falcon
(Zool.)
, a courageous and swift falcon (
Falco peregrinus
), remarkable for its wide distribution over all the continents. The adult plumage is dark bluish ash on the back, nearly black on the head and cheeks, white beneath, barred with black below the throat. Called also peregrine hawk
, duck hawk
, game hawk
, and great-footed hawk
.Per′e-grine
(pĕ′ē̍-grĭn; 277)
, Noun.
The peregrine falcon.
Webster 1828 Edition
Peregrine
PER'EGRINE
,Adj.
Peregrine falcon, a species of hawk, the black hawk or falcon, found in America and in Asia, and which wanders in summer to the Arctic circle.