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How to pronounce peregrine in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms falco peregrinus, peregrine falcon
Type of falcon
Has types falcon-gentil, falcon-gentle
Type Words
Synonyms mobile, nomadic, roving, wandering


believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future.

Examples of peregrine

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You might also spot wheatears, stonechats, and even a peregrine dashing overhead.
From the independent.co.uk
It was a sunny May day, and we were on our way to band young peregrine falcons.
From the timesunion.com
One of Henry IV's banded peregrine falcons was discovered 1350 miles from home.
From the edition.cnn.com
Spotting the peregrine falcons on Cline is usually a matter of luck for Castrale.
From the suntimes.com
Peregrine Semiconductor is looking at possible applications for the technology.
From the sciencedaily.com
Scientists have just sequenced the genomes of the peregrine and saker falcons.
From the sciencedaily.com
You see pelicans toting big limbs to make nests and peregrine falcons flying over.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Peregrine cut its staff from about 150 to 100, and stayed at that level until 2004.
From the signonsandiego.com
Peregrine falcons nested in the craggy heights, and raptors soared on the thermals.
From the travel.nytimes.com
More examples
  • A widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry
  • Mobile: 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 is the sixth studio album by indie rock band The Appleseed Cast, released on March 21 2006 on The Militia Group.
  • In astrology, essential dignity is the strength of a planet or point's zodiac position, judged only by its position by sign and degree, or its essence--what the pre-eminent 17th-century astrologer William Lilly called "the strength, fortitude or debility of the Planets [or] significators. ...
  • Peregrine is an indie rock band from Sydney, Australia.
  • St. Peregrine the martyr was an early Christian martyr who died because he and others refused to worship the Roman Emperor Commodus on his birthday.
  • Peregrine is a fictional character from the Wild Cards series of books.
  • A male given name; and of mostly British usage
  • The peregrine falcon; Wandering, travelling, migratory; not native to a region or country; foreign; alien