peregrine falcon

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   a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry

   SynonymsperegrineFalco peregrinus

   Broaderfalcon

   Narrowerfalcon-gentle

   Part ofFalco

Questions about peregrine falcon

What does peregrine falcon mean?

peregrine falcon means "a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry".

What is another word for peregrine falcon?

Close synonyms include peregrine, Falco peregrinus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is peregrine falcon a common word?

peregrine falcon is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.