gyrfalcon (redirected from Gyrfalcons)

gyr·fal·con also ger·fal·con  (jûrflkn, -fôl-, -fô-)

n.

A large falcon (Falco rusticolus) of Arctic regions, having color phases that range from black to gray to white.

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[Middle English girfaucoun, from Old French girfaut, gerfaucon : Old High German gr, vulture + Old French faucon, falcon; see falcon.]

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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

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gyrfalcon - large and rare Arctic falcon having white and dark color phases Falco rusticolus, gerfalcon falcon - diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight Falco, genus Falco - a genus of Falconidae