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peregrine falcon
n.
A widely distributed, swift-flying bird of prey (Falco peregrinus), having gray and white plumage, much used in falconry. Also called duck hawk.[Middle English, translation of Medieval Latin falcō peregrīnus(so called because they were caught in passage rather than taken from the nest as were eyas falcons).]
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