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gerfalcon

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ger·fal·con  (jûrflkn, -fôl-, -fô-)
n.
Variant of gyrfalcon.
gerfalcon [ˈdʒɜːˌfɔːlkən -ˌfɔːkən]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a variant spelling of gyrfalcon
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Noun1.gerfalcongerfalcon - large and rare Arctic falcon having white and dark color phases
Falco rusticolus, gyrfalcon
falcon - diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
Falco, genus Falco - a genus of Falconidae


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"Be that as it may," said Sancho, "'pledges don't distress a good payer,' and 'he whom God helps does better than he who gets up early,' and 'it's the tripes that carry the feet and not the feet the tripes;' I mean to say that if God gives me help and I do my duty honestly, no doubt I'll govern better than a gerfalcon.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
I had but one gerfalcon, and he died day before yesterday.
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