Definition of Peregrines. Meaning of Peregrines. Synonyms of Peregrines

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Definition of Peregrines

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 Peregrines from wikipedia

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- common prey taken at night. Though peregrines generally do not prefer terrestrial mammalian prey, in Rankin Inlet, peregrines largely take northern collared...
- 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...
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- contamination extirpated the eastern U.S. peregrine falcon po****tion in the 1950s and 1960s, the number of eastern peregrines in the United States had already...
- honor of Titian Ramsay Peale. These birds are the largest subspecies of peregrines (on average) anywhere in the world. Measurements for male F. p. pealei...
- 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 is the name of two ships of the Royal Navy HMS Peregrine (1749), a sloop-of-war that foundered in the English Channel in 1761 HMS Peregrine (1916)...
- Peregrine, from the Latin Peregrinus is a given name and a surname. Other forms include Peregrino, Perregrine and Peregrin. The word peregrine originally...
- and Wildlife Service, a limited take of wild peregrines was allowed in 2001, the first wild peregrines taken specifically for falconry in over 30 years...