peregrine

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peregrine species of falcon esteemed for hawking XIV; foreign, outlandish XVI. In the first use repr. (O)F. faucon pèlerin, medL. falcō peregrīnus, so named because the young were caught in their passage from the breeding-place; in other uses directly — L. peregrīnus foreign, f. pereger that is abroad or on a journey, f. PER-1 + ager territory, country; see -INE1.

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