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Definition of Peregrine

Peregrine
Peregrine Per"e*grine, a. [L. peregrinus. See Pilgrim.] Foreign; not native; extrinsic or from without; exotic. [Spelt also pelegrine.] ``Peregrine and preternatural heat.' --Bacon. Peregrine falcon (Zo["o]l.), 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.
Peregrine
Peregrine Per"e*grine, n. The peregrine falcon.

Meaning of Peregrine from wikipedia

- Look up peregrine in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Peregrine(s), or (Latin) Peregrinus may refer to: P****ing of Peregrinus, a 2nd-century satire by...
- The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), also known simply as the peregrine, is a cosmopolitan bird of prey (raptor) in the family Falconidae. A large...
- Peregrine John ****inson Pearson (born 27 October 1994), is a British aristocrat and heir of Michael Pearson, 4th Viscount Cowdray. Pearson is the eldest...
- Peregrine Laziosi (Pellegrino Latiosi; c. 1260 – 1 May 1345) is an Italian saint of the Servite Order (Friar Order Servants of Mary). He is the patron...
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is a 2011 contemporary fantasy debut novel by American author Ransom Riggs. The story is told through a combination...
- The Peregrine, also known as Gökdoğan, is a beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile developed by the Turkish company TÜBİTAK SAGE. The missile is developed...
- Peregrine, from the Latin Peregrinus is a given name and a surname. Other forms include Peregrino, Perregrine and Peregrin. The word peregrine originally...
- Peregrine Lunar Lander flight 01, commonly referred to as Peregrine Mission One, was an unsuccessful American lunar lander mission. The lander, dubbed...
- The Peregrine soliton (or Peregrine breather) is an analytic solution of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation. This solution was proposed in 1983 by Howell...
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is a 2016 dark fantasy film directed by Tim Burton and written by Jane Goldman, based on the 2011 novel by...