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Definition of Gyrfalcons

Gyrfalcon
Gyrfalcon Gyr"fal`con, n. [OE. gerfaucon, OF. gerfaucon, LL. gyrofalco, perh. fr. L. gyrus circle + falco falcon, and named from its circling flight; or cf. E. gier-eagle. See Gyre, n., Falcon.] (Zo["o]l.) One of several species and varieties of large Arctic falcons, esp. Falco rusticolus and the white species F. Islandicus, both of which are circumpolar. The black and the gray are varieties of the former. See Illust. of Accipiter. [Written also gerfalcon, gierfalcon, and jerfalcon.]

Meaning of Gyrfalcons from wikipedia

- peregrine and the brown-morph gyrfalcon. White form gyrfalcons are the only predominantly white falcons. Silver gyrfalcons resemble a light grey lanner...
- Look up gyrfalcon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The gyrfalcon is the largest of the falcon species. Gyrfalcon may also refer to: Gyrfalcon Islands...
- The Kiev class, Soviet designation Project 1143 Krechyet (gyrfalcon), was the first class of fixed-wing aircraft carriers (heavy aircraft cruiser in Soviet...
- birds include the arctic redpoll, ptarmigan, short-eared owl, snowy owl, gyrfalcon and white-tailed eagle. The Greenlandic government Naalakkersuisut holds...
- (2007). "Genetic structure among continental and island po****tions of gyrfalcons" (PDF). Molecular Ecology. 16 (15): 3145–60. Bibcode:2007MolEc..16.3145J...
- Greenland's most diverse terrestrial fauna, including muskoxen, caribou, and gyrfalcons. The settlement's economy and po****tion of 508 is almost entirely reliant...
- Gyrfalcon Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Gyrfalcon Lake is east of Two Ocean Glacier. List of lakes in Flathead...
- (2007). "Genetic structure among continental and island po****tions of gyrfalcons" (PDF). Molecular Ecology. 16 (15): 3156. Bibcode:2007MolEc..16.3145J...
- The Gyrfalcon Islands are an uninhabited island group in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. The over 200 small islands form an archipelago in...
- commonly known as Valur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈvaːlʏr̥], lit. 'Gyrfalcon'), is the men's football department of the Knattspyrnufélagið Valur multi-sport...