資料來源 : pyDict
外國的;異國風格的
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Peregrine \Per"e*grine\, a. [L. peregrinus. See {Pilgrim}.]
Foreign; not native; extrinsic or from without; exotic.
[Spelt also {pelegrine}.] ``Peregrine and preternatural
heat.'' --Bacon.
{Peregrine falcon} (Zo["o]l.), a courageous and swift falcon
({Falco peregrinus}), remarkable for its wide distribution
over all the continents. The adult plumage is dark bluish
ash on the back, nearly black on the head and cheeks,
white beneath, barred with black below the throat. Called
also {peregrine hawk}, {duck hawk}, {game hawk}, and
{great-footed hawk}.
Peregrine \Per"e*grine\, n.
The peregrine falcon.
資料來源 : WordNet®
peregrine
n : a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry [syn:
{peregrine falcon}, {Falco peregrinus}]
peregrine
adj : (of groups of people) tending to travel and change
settlements frequently; "a restless mobile society";
"the nomadic habits of the Bedouins"; "believed the
profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy
future"; "wandering tribes" [syn: {mobile}, {nomadic},
{roving}, {wandering}]