peregrine (n.)

  1. a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry

    [ Syn: peregrine falcon , falco peregrinus ]

    peregrine (adj.)

  1. migratory; 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 ]

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