- white gyrfalcon
- noun
: a gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus candicans) of northern No. America that is predominantly white with slaty or brownish gray barring or spotting on the upper parts
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Gyrfalcon — Gyr fal con (j[ e]r f[add] k n), n. [OE. gerfaucon, OF. gerfaucon, LL. gyrofalco, perh. fr. L. gyrus circle + falco falcon, and named from its circling flight; or cf. E. gier eagle. See {Gyre}, n., {Falcon}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of several species and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gyrfalcon — ► NOUN ▪ a large arctic falcon, with mainly grey or white plumage. ORIGIN probably related to High German g r spear … English terms dictionary
white gerfalcon — white gerfalcon, the gyrfalcon during its white phase … Useful english dictionary
Gyrfalcon — Taxobox name = Gyrfalcon or Gerfalcon image width = 220px image caption = Brown morph status = LC status system = iucn3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Falconiformes familia = Falconidae genus = Falco subgenus = (… … Wikipedia
gyrfalcon — /jerr fawl keuhn, fal , faw keuhn/, n. a large falcon, Falco rusticolus, of arctic and subarctic regions, having white, gray, or blackish color phases: now greatly reduced in number. Also, gerfalcon. [1300 50; ME gerfaucon, jerfacoun < MF, OF,… … Universalium
gyrfalcon — [ dʒə:ˌfɔ:(l)k(ə)n, ˌfɒlk(ə)n] noun a large arctic falcon, occurring in several colour forms including a mainly white one. [Falco rusticolus.] Origin ME: from OFr. gerfaucon, of Gmc origin, prob. related to Old High Ger. gēr spear … English new terms dictionary
gyrfalcon — gyr•fal•con [[t]ˈdʒɜrˌfɔl kən, ˌfæl , ˌfɔ kən[/t]] n. orn a large falcon, Falco rusticolus, of arctic and subarctic regions, having white to dark color phases • Etymology: 1300–50; ME gerfaucon, jerfacoun < OF, =ger (prob. < OHG gīr… … From formal English to slang
William Brewster (Ornithologe) — William Brewster (* 5. Juli 1851 in Wakefield, Massachusetts; † 11. Juli 1919 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) war ein amerikanischer Ornithologe, der zusammen mit Joel Asaph Allen (1838 1921) und Samuel Elliott Coues (1842 1899) die American… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Hierofalcon — Taxobox name = Hierofalcons image width = 250px image caption = Yeti , a hybrid white gyrfalcon × saker falcon. Hierofalcons hybridize readily, and offspring are often fully fertile. regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo =… … Wikipedia
Falco Islandicus — Gyrfalcon Gyr fal con (j[ e]r f[add] k n), n. [OE. gerfaucon, OF. gerfaucon, LL. gyrofalco, perh. fr. L. gyrus circle + falco falcon, and named from its circling flight; or cf. E. gier eagle. See {Gyre}, n., {Falcon}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of several… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
