- nounperegrine (noun) · peregrines (plural noun) · peregrine falcon (noun) · peregrine falcons (plural noun)
- a powerful falcon found on most continents, breeding chiefly on mountains and coastal cliffs and much used for falconry.
adjectivearchaicperegrine (adjective)- coming from another country; foreign or outlandish:"peregrine species of grass"
Originlate 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.Similar and Opposite Wordsadjective- coming from another country; foreign or outlandish:
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- Peregrine is a word that has several meanings. It can be an adjective meaning "roving or wandering"12, "foreign"13245, "not native"5, or "coming from abroad"2. The word originally meant "foreign" in Latin, and was part of the name of the peregrine falcon3. The word can also be a name meaning "one from abroad", that is, a foreigner, traveller, or pilgrim4.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.adj. 1. Roving or wandering. 2. Archaic Foreign; alien. [Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin peregrīnus, wandering, pilgrim, from Latin, foreigner, from pereger, being abroad : per-, through; see per- + ager, land; see agro- in Indo-European roots.]www.thefreedictionary.com/peregrineperegrine [ per-i-grin, -green, -grahyn ] show ipa See synonyms for peregrine on Thesaurus.com adjective foreign; alien; coming from abroad. wandering, traveling, or migrating.www.dictionary.com/browse/peregrineThe word originally meant "foreign," as did its Latin predecessor peregrinus. But even before peregrine appeared on its own in English, it was part of the name of that well-known bird of prey, the peregrine falcon. The bird's appellation derives from "falco peregrinus"—literally, "pilgrim falcon" in Medieval Latin.www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peregrinePeregrine, Latin Peregrinus, is a name originally meaning "one from abroad", that is, a foreigner, traveller, or pilgrim.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peregrine
Peregrine as an adjective in English meaning "not native, foreign" is attested from 1520s. peregrine ( n.)
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