[ˈpɛrɪɡrɪn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a powerful falcon found on most continents, breeding chiefly on mountains and coastal cliffs and much used for falconry


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin peregrinus ‘foreign’, from peregre ‘abroad’, from per- ‘through’ + ager ‘field’. The falcon's name is a translation of the modern Latin taxonomic name, literally ‘pilgrim falcon’, because falconers' birds were caught fully grown on migration, not taken from the nest

[ˈpɛrɪɡrɪn], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- coming from another country; foreign or outlandish
(e.g: peregrine species of grass)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin peregrinus ‘foreign’, from peregre ‘abroad’, from per- ‘through’ + ager ‘field’. The falcon's name is a translation of the modern Latin taxonomic name, literally ‘pilgrim falcon’, because falconers' birds were caught fully grown on migration, not taken from the nest