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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At the Houses of Parliament, he holds a peregrine falcon chick while it is ringed for identification.
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025
“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
Partnering with the Urban Raptor Conservancy, Expedia hosts a rooftop peregrine falcon nest — employees can watch nature unfold via a recently installed webcam.
From Seattle Times • May 25, 2024
“Maybe there’ll be some young peregrine falcons at hack.”
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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