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pelegrine |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pelegrine \Pel"e*grine\, a. See {Peregrine}. [Obs.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Peregrine \Per"e*grine\, a. [L. peregrinus See {Pilgrim}.] Foreign; not native; extrinsic or from without exotic. [Spelt also {pelegrine}.] ``Peregrine and preternatural heat.'' --Bacon. {Peregrine falcon} (Zo["o]l.), 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}.
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