- Foreign; alien.
- Roving or wandering; migratory.
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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per·e·grine (pĕr'ə-grĭn, -grēn') ![]() |
[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin peregrīnus, wandering, pilgrim, from Latin, foreigner, from pereger, being abroad : per-, through; see per- + ager, land.]
| WordNet: peregrine |
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
| Translations: Peregrine |
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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