Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Peregrine

noun - A powerful falcon found on most continents, breeding chiefly on mountains and coastal cliffs and much used for falconry. [ORIGIN: translating the modern Latin taxonomic name, literally ‘pilgrim falcon,’ because the bird was caught full-grown as a passage hawk, not taken from the nest.] adjective (archaic) - Coming from another country; foreign or outlandish.

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