PEREGRINE

mobile, nomadic, peregrine, roving, wandering

(adjective) migratory; “a restless mobile society”; “the nomadic habits of the Bedouins”; “believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future”; “wandering tribes”

peregrine, peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus

(noun) a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

peregrine (comparative more peregrine, superlative most peregrine)

Wandering, travelling, migratory.

Not native to a region or country; foreign; alien.

(astrology, of a planet) Lacking essential dignity or debility.

Extrinsic or from without; exotic.

Noun

peregrine (plural peregrines)

The peregrine falcon.

(dated) A foreigner; a person resident in a country other than their own.

Synonyms

• (foreigner): alien, outlander, strangeling; see also foreigner

Etymology

Proper noun

Peregrine

(rather rare) A male given name from Latin; and of mostly British usage.

Source: Wiktionary

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Per"e*grine, a. Etym: [L. peregrinus. See Pilgrim.]

Definition: Foreign; not native; extrinsic or from without; exotic. [Spelt also pelegrine.] "Peregrine and preternatural heat." Bacon. Peregrine falcon (Zoöl.), a courageous and swift falcon (Falco peregrinus), remarkable for its wide distribution over all the continents. The adult plumage is dark bluish ash on the back, nearly black on the head and cheeks, white beneath, barred with black below the throat. Called also peregrine hawk, duck hawk, game hawk, and great-footed hawk.

Per"e*grine, n.

Definition: The peregrine falcon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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