- white gerfalcon
- white gerfalcon,the gyrfalcon during its white phase.
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gerfalcon — 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
gerfalcon — var. of GYRFALCON. * * * noun large and rare Arctic falcon having white and dark color phases • Syn: ↑gyrfalcon, ↑Falco rusticolus • Hypernyms: ↑falcon • Member Holonyms: ↑Falco, ↑genus Falco * * * … Useful english dictionary
Iceland falcon — noun A white gerfalcon of Iceland • • • Main Entry: ↑Iceland … 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
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
Falco rusticolus — 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
gierfalcon — 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
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
jerfalcon — 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
