per·e·grine

(pĕr′ə-grĭn, -grēn′)

A peregrine falcon.

adj.

1. Roving or wandering.

2. Archaic Foreign; alien.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin peregrīnus, wandering, pilgrim, from Latin, foreigner, from pereger, being abroad : per-, through; see per- + ager, land; see agro- in Indo-European roots.]

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peregrine

(ˈpɛrɪɡrɪn)

adj

1. coming from abroad

2. travelling or migratory; wandering

[C14: from Latin peregrīnus foreign, from pereger being abroad, from per through + ager land (that is, beyond one's own land)]

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per•e•grine

(ˈpɛr ɪ grɪn, -ˌgrin, -ˌgraɪn)

adj.

1. wandering, traveling, or migrating.

2. foreign; alien; coming from abroad.

3. peregrine falcon.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin peregrīnus foreign, derivative of peregrē abroad =per- per- + -egr-, comb. form of ager field + -ē adv. suffix]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	peregrine - a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry Falco peregrinus, peregrine falcon falcon - diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight Falco, genus Falco - a genus of Falconidae falcon-gentil, falcon-gentle - female falcon especially a female peregrine falcon
Adj.	1.	peregrine - migratory; "a restless mobile society"; "the nomadic habits of the Bedouins"; "believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future"; "wandering tribes" mobile, nomadic, roving, wandering unsettled - not settled or established; "an unsettled lifestyle"

Translations

falco pellegrino

peregrine

[ˈperɪgrɪn]

A. N → halcón m común, neblí m

B. CPD peregrine falcon N → halcón m peregrino

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peregrine (falcon)

n → Wanderfalke m

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peregrine

[ˈpɛrɪgrɪn] peregrine falcon n → falco pellegrino

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References in classic literature

"I happen to know that Smollett wrote Peregrine Pickle."

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I remember, in the catalogue, being impressed by the title, "The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle." I filled an application blank and the librarian handed me the collected and entirely unexpurgated works of Smollett in one huge volume.

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Its shrill and piercing cries drew all eyes upon it, and, as it came nearer, a dark spot which circled above it resolved itself into a peregrine falcon, which hovered over its head, poising itself from time to time, and watching its chance of closing with its clumsy quarry.

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From that blessed little room, Roderick Random, Peregrine Pickle, Humphrey Clinker, Tom Jones, the Vicar of Wakefield, Don Quixote, Gil Blas, and Robinson Crusoe, came out, a glorious host, to keep me company.

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Herein, we provide results and recommendations for using this broadcast technique to determine the presence of Peregrine Falcons and locating eyries.

Use of and responses to audio survey technique by Peregrine Falcons in Alaska

THE rst of three peregrine falcon chicks has edged from a nest on a Midland cathedral's tower sooner than expected.

Falcon chicks fly the nest

PROTECTED red kites and peregrine falcons are still being poisoned and persecuted in Wales at an alarming rate, according to a new report.

Protected red kites persecuted in Wales

In June 2012 the RSPB was informed that a live pigeon had been tethered to a rock below a peregrine nest at the quarry.

Crimes against birds of prey

Peregrine Petroleum, a US-based private oil and gas exploration and development company, has shifted its Houston operations to new, larger offices in AIG's America Tower.

-Peregrine Petroleum opens new office in AIG's America Tower

Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation has unveiled the PE42720 75-Ohm RF switch for broadband cable systems.

PEREGRINE SEMICONDUCTOR UNVEILS RF SWITCH

i"?Peregrine Pharmaceuticals completes patient enrolment in Phase I breast cancer trial for bavituximab