prairie falcon
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of prairie falcon
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Example Sentences
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He returned a few days later in his Ford F-150 pickup with a lone, white-and-gray mottled gyr prairie falcon, an adolescent named Tilda.
From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2022
A prairie falcon - the same species whose hunt inspired him during childhood - which was well to the east of its normal range.
From Washington Times • Jul. 4, 2020
A nearby ranger explained that he had just seen a prairie falcon kill a dove.
From Washington Times • Jul. 4, 2020
But in court on 30 January, there was mustachioed Falcone with mountains of paper, eyes like a prairie falcon and intellectual talons to match.
From The Guardian • Feb. 17, 2019
“And the prairie falcon is on her way to Idaho. “How’s that for a happy ending?” he asks and takes a sandwich from his packbasket.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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