From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishperegrine falconper‧e‧grine fal‧con /ˌperəɡrən ˈfɔːlkən $ -ˈfɒːl-, -ˈfɑːl-/ (also peregrine) noun [countable] HBBa hunting bird with a black and white spotted front
Examples from the Corpus
peregrine falcon• In Islay in September 1938 they were flying a peregrine falcon at grouse with a bird called Cressida.• Read in studio A peregrine falcon, one of Britain's rarest birds of prey has been illegally shot.• One of the most interesting cases that Maureen came across that I knew of was a peregrine falcon.• The Yorkshire Dales national park authority is also to pay a bounty for every peregrine falcon that reaches maturity.• The manager was waiting for her at the desk, deftly fidgeting with a half-stuffed peregrine falcon.Origin peregrine falcon (1300-1400) peregrine from Latin peregrinus; → PILGRIM 