peregrine

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per·e·grine / ˈperəgrin/ • n. (also peregrine falcon) a powerful falcon (Falco peregrinus) found on most continents, breeding chiefly on mountains and coastal cliffs and much used for falconry. • adj. archaic coming from another country; foreign or outlandish: peregrine species of grass.ORIGIN: late Middle English: from Latin peregrinus ‘foreign,’ from peregre ‘abroad,’ from per- ‘through’ + ager ‘field.’

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