gyr·fal·con also ger·fal·con (jûr f l k n, -fôl-, -fô-)n. A large falcon (Falco rusticolus) of Arctic regions, having color phases that range from black to gray to white. [Middle English girfaucoun, from Old French girfaut, gerfaucon : Old High German g  r, vulture + Old French faucon, falcon; see falcon.] |
gyrfalcon, gerfalcon [ˈdʒɜːˌfɔːlkən -ˌfɔːkən]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a very large rare falcon, Falco rusticolus, of northern and arctic regions: often used for hunting
[from Old French gerfaucon, perhaps from Old Norse geirfalki, from geirr spear + falki falcon]
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| Noun | 1. |  gyrfalcon - large and rare Arctic falcon having white and dark color phasesfalcon - diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight Falco, genus Falco - a genus of Falconidae |
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