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Peregrine — can refer to several things. Its primary use is the name of bird of prey, the Peregrine Falcon. Peregrine (from the Latin peregrinus) is a given (first or Christian) name which means wanderer . Uses of Peregrine and its forms include:Natural… … Wikipedia
Peregrine — ist der Vorname folgender Personen: Edward Peregrine Gueritz (1855–1938), britischer Kolonialgouverneur in Nord Borneo Peregrine Osborne, 2. Duke of Leeds (1659–1729), britischer Aristokrat (Peer) Peregrine Hyde Osborne, 3. Duke of Leeds… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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. [1913 Webster] {Peregrine falcon} (Zo[ o]l.), a courageous and swift falcon … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peregrine — UK [ˈperəɡrɪn] / US [ˈperəˌɡrɪn] or peregrine falcon UK / US noun [countable] Word forms peregrine : singular peregrine plural peregrines a large bird that hunts and kills small birds and animals … English dictionary
Peregrine — Per e*grine, n. The peregrine falcon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peregrine — type of falcon, 1550s, short for peregrine falcon (late 14c.), from O.Fr. faulcon pelerin (mid 13c.), from M.L. falco peregrinus (see PEREGRINATION (Cf. peregrination)). Sense may have been a bird caught in transit, as opposed to one taken from… … Etymology dictionary
peregrine — [per′ə grin, per′əgrīn΄, per′əgrēn΄] adj. [L peregrinus: see PILGRIM] traveling or migratory n. PEREGRINE FALCON … English World dictionary
Peregrine — Peregrine: Сапсан (лат. Falco peregrinus) хищная птица из семейства соколиных, Кодовое название браузера Opera 10 … Википедия
peregrine — index foreign Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
peregrine — ► NOUN ▪ a powerful falcon with a bluish grey back and wings and pale underparts, that breeds chiefly on mountains and coastal cliffs. ORIGIN Latin, pilgrim falcon , because falconers birds were caught full grown on migration, not taken from the… … English terms dictionary
