1) Bird found in Europe 2) Bird native to Europe 3) European native bird 4) European falcon-family bird 5) European falcon 6) European native falcon 7) European bird 8) Falco rusticolus 9) Falcon 10) Falcon found in Europe 11) French word used in English 12) Gerfalcon
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1) Gerfalcon
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The gyrfalcon (ən or ən), also spelled gerfalcon—Falco rusticolus—is the largest of the falcon species. The gyrfalcon breeds on Arctic coasts and the islands of North America, Europe, and Asia. It is mainly a resident there also, but some gyrfalcons disperse more widely after the breeding season, or in winter. Individual vagrancy can take bi...
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• (n.) One of several species and varieties of large Arctic falcons, esp. Falco rusticolus and the white species F. Islandicus, both of which are circumpolar. The black and the gray are varieties of the former. See Illust. of Accipiter.
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(Falco rusticolus), Arctic bird of prey of the family Falconidae, the world`s largest falcon (q.v.). The gyrfalcon may reach 60 cm (2 feet) in ... [3 related articles]
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<zoology> One of several species and varieties of large Arctic falcons, especially. Falco rusticolus and the white species F. Islandicus, both of which are circumpolar. The black and the gray are varieties of the former. ... Alternative forms: gerfalcon, gierfalcon, and jerfalcon. ... Origin: OE. Gerfaucon, OF. Gerfaucon, LL. Gyrofalco, perh....
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Gyr'fal`con (jẽr'fa`k'n) noun [ Middle English gerfaucon , Old French gerfaucon , Late Latin gyrofalco , perhaps from Latin gyrus circle + falco falcon, and named from its circling flight; or confer English gier -eagle. See Gyre ,
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n] - large and rare arctic falcon having white and dark color phases
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gerfalcon noun large and rare arctic falcon having white and dark color phases
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a large falcon, Falco rusticolus, of arctic and subarctic regions, having white, gray, or blackish color phases: now greatly reduced in number.
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