peregrine
Americanadjective
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foreign; alien; coming from abroad.
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wandering, traveling, or migrating.
noun
adjective
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coming from abroad
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travelling or migratory; wandering
Other Word Forms
- peregrinity noun
Etymology
Origin of peregrine
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin peregrīnus foreign, derivative of peregrē abroad, literally, through (i.e., beyond the borders of ) the field, equivalent to per- per- + -egr-, combining form of ager field + -ē adv. suffix; -ine 1
Example Sentences
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“He is a mix between a bird of prey, like a peregrine falcon, with extremely streamlined shapes — of course a feline but also a Mexican salamander called an axolotl,” Otto says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2025
She compares him to a peregrine falcon because “his frame rate operates at an entirely different speed to everybody else’s.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025
Chris Atkinson, 44, was looking for peregrine falcons at Bempton Cliffs, near Bridlington, on 18 October when he spotted a circular rainbow in the mist.
From BBC • Oct. 25, 2024
A laser beamed into a bird box has disturbed nesting peregrine falcons.
From BBC • May 30, 2024
The Wart heard the spar-hawk on his left giving several nervous coughs at this, but the peregrine paid no attention.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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