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peregrine

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per·e·grine  (pr-grn, -grn)
adj.
1. Foreign; alien.
2. Roving or wandering; migratory.
n.
A peregrine falcon.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin peregrnus, 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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Noun1.peregrineperegrine - 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.peregrineperegrine - 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"


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I remember, in the catalogue, being impressed by the title, "The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle.
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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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