Definition of "peregrine" [per•e•grine]

• Foreign; alien. (adjective)
• Roving or wandering; migratory. (adjective)
• A peregrine falcon. (noun)

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• "Because if anything, a peregrine is cooler than an eagle."
• "These include parrots, wrens, thornbills and raptors such as peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus."
• "In addition, the researchers are investigating birds that are particularly fast fliers, such as peregrine falcons; those with acrobatic talents, such as swifts and house martins; those that can hover through powered flight, such as kingfishers; and birds that can fly backward, such as hummingbirds."