Gyrfalcon Definition

jʉrfôlkən, jʉrfôkən; jʉrfalkən
gyrfalcons
noun
gyrfalcons
A large, fierce, strong falcon (Falco rusticolus) of the arctic regions.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
gyrfalcon
Plural:
gyrfalcons

Origin of Gyrfalcon

  • Middle English girfaucoun from Old French girfaut, gerfaucon Old High German gīr vulture Old French faucon falcon falcon

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French gerfaucon (modern French gerfaut), with the first element probably from Old High German gīr (“vulture”) (whence the German Geier).

    From Wiktionary

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