gerfalcon
/ (ˈdʒɜːˌfɔːlkən, -ˌfɔːkən) /
noun
a variant spelling of gyrfalcon
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How to use gerfalcon in a sentence
This bird is much larger than the Peregrine Falcon, and, indeed, is very little less than the great gerfalcon itself.
Bible Animals; | J. G. WoodSmaller than the royal gerfalcon, the Bishop's bird was none the less a swift and beautiful creature.
Sir Nigel | Arthur Conan DoyleAnd who that putteth that knight to the worse shall have a fair maid and a gerfalcon.
Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume II (of II) | Thomas MaloryHe put his gerfalcon on the perch provided in the hall for such use by the guests.
Life on a Mediaeval Barony | William Stearns DavisBut the falcon was indeed a thoroughbred, with the eye of a gerfalcon.
Marguerite de Valois | Alexandre Dumas
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