Gyrfalcon
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdʒɜːfɔːlkən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gyrfalcon is a noun meaning Falco rusticolus, a large bird of prey that breeds on Arctic coasts and islands of North America, Europe and Asia.
Meaning
Falco rusticolus, a large bird of prey that breeds on Arctic coasts and islands of North America, Europe and Asia.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) Any large falcon, especially as used to fly at herons.
Example Sentences
[T]he usurper Buljan ordered that his sukkah be erected on the donjon's roof, with its […] relative nearness to the stars, among which his sky-worshiping and uncircumcised ancestors still hunted with infallible gyrfalcons for celestial game.
For I obſerve, that all vvomen of your condition are like the vvomen of the Play-houſe, ſtill Piquing at each other, vvho ſhall go the beſt Dreſt, and in the Richeſt Habits: till you vvork up one another by your high flying, as the Heron and Jerfalcon do.
Word Forms
- gyrfalcons
- gyr falcon
Synonyms for gyrfalcon
Depending on context, synonyms include gerfalcon.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gerfalcon, falcon, longwing, falcon-gentil, falconet, falcon-gentle.
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