gyrfalcon

English - Turkish

Definition of gyrfalcon in English Turkish dictionary

akdoğan

(isim) akdoğan

English - English

Definition of gyrfalcon in English English dictionary

Any large falcon, especially as used to fly at herons

A large bird of prey that breeds on Arctic coasts and islands of North America, Europe and Asia

the usurper Buljan ordered that his sukkah be erected on the donjon's roof, with its relative nearness to the stars, among which his sky-worshiping and uncircumcised ancestors still hunted with infallible gyrfalcons for celestial game.

Arctic bird of prey (Falco rusticolus), the largest falcon. It may reach 2 ft (60 cm) in length. It breeds only in the North Pole region (and in some Central Asian highlands) but is sometimes seen at lower latitudes when food is scarce. It varies from pure white with black speckling to dark gray with barring. Its legs are fully feathered. It hunts near the ground for hares, rodents, and birds of the tundra and seacoast. In traditional falconry, the gyrfalcon was the bird of kings

Falco rusticolus and the white species F

One of several species and varieties of large Arctic falcons, esp

The black and the gray are varieties of the former

of Accipiter

large and rare arctic falcon having white and dark color phases

Islandicus, both of which are circumpolar

{i} large Arctic falcon (bird of prey)

Related Terms

The gyrfalcon

gierfalcon

The gyrfalcon

jerfalcon

Hyphenation

gyr·fal·con

Etymology

[ 'j&r-"fal-k&n, -"fol- ] (noun.) 14th century. From Old French gerfaucon (modern French gerfaut), with the first element probably from Old High German gīr (“vulture”) (whence the German Geier).