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per·e·grine
/ˈpɛrəgrən, ˌgrin/
(
a
.)外國的;異國風格的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Per·e·grine
a.
Foreign
;
not
native
;
extrinsic
or
from
without
;
exotic
. [
Spelt
also
pelegrine
.]
“
Peregrine
and
preternatural
heat.”
Peregrine falcon
Zool.
,
a
courageous
and
swift
falcon
(
Falco peregrinus
),
remarkable
for
its
wide
distribution
over
all
the
continents
.
The
adult
plumage
is
dark
bluish
ash
on
the
back
,
nearly
black
on
the
head
and
cheeks
,
white
beneath
,
barred
with
black
below
the
throat
.
Called
also
peregrine hawk
,
duck hawk
,
game hawk
,
and
great-footed hawk
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Per·e·grine
n.
The
peregrine
falcon
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
peregrine
adj
: (
of
groups
of
people
)
tending
to
travel
and
change
settlements
frequently
; "
a
restless
mobile
society
";
"
the
nomadic
habits
of
the
Bedouins
"; "
believed
the
profession
of
a
peregrine
typist
would
have
a
happy
future
"; "
wandering
tribes
" [
syn
:
mobile
,
nomadic
,
roving
,
wandering
]
n
:
a
widely
distributed
falcon
formerly
used
in
falconry
[
syn
:
peregrine falcon
,
Falco peregrinus
]
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