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peregrine

 
Dictionary: per·e·grine   (pĕr'ə-grĭn, -grēn') pronunciation
adj.
  1. Foreign; alien.
  2. Roving or wandering; migratory.
n.
A peregrine falcon.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin peregrīnus, wandering, pilgrim, from Latin, foreigner, from pereger, being abroad : per-, through; see per- + ager, land.]


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry
  Synonyms: peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus


The adjective peregrine has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (of groups of people) tending to travel and change settlements frequently
  Synonyms: mobile, nomadic, roving, wandering


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - en art falk
adj. - vandre-

Nederlands (Dutch)
slechtvalk, uitheems, rondtrekkend

Français (French)
n. - pèlerin
adj. - pèlerin

Deutsch (German)
n. - Wanderfalke
adj. - ausländisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ορνιθ.) πετρίτης
adj. - (απαρχ.) ξενόφερτος

Italiano (Italian)
forestiero, straniero, errante, (zool.) migratorio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - estrangeiro (m), falcão peregrino (m), romeiro (m)
adj. - estranho, estrangeiro

Русский (Russian)
сокол, странствующий, мигрирующий

Español (Spanish)
n. - halcón peregrino, peregrino
adj. - peregrino, migratorio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (falcon) pilgrimsfalk
adj. - utländsk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
隼, 外国的, 周游各地的, 去外国旅游的, 分布广的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 隼
adj. - 外國的, 周遊各地的, 去外國旅遊的, 分佈廣的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 해외거주자, 여행[편력]자
adj. - 외국의, 이국풍의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 海外居住者, 男子名
adj. - 流浪性の, 巡回の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شاهين : طير من فصيله الصقريات (صفه) رحاله, رحال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮זר, בז נודד‬
adj. - ‮זר, מיובא, נודד‬


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