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Definitions

peregrine

[per-i-grin, -green, -grahyn] / ˈpɛr ɪ grɪn, -ˌgrin, -ˌgraɪn /
ADJECTIVE
exotic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alien alluring bizarre colorful curious different fascinating glamorous peculiar romantic strange unfamiliar unusual weird
WEAK
avant-garde enticing external extraneous extraordinary extrinsic far-out foreign imported introduced kinky outlandish outside striking way-out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
boring common dull familiar native normal ordinary regular standard uninteresting usual
ADJECTIVE
roving
Synonyms
STRONGEST
itinerant peripatetic wandering
STRONG
ambulatory mobile roaming vagrant
WEAK
arrant desultory digressive discursive migratory nomadic
Antonyms
STRONGEST
settled

Example Sentences

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At the Houses of Parliament, he holds a peregrine falcon chick while it is ringed for identification.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

Sequoia National Park is home to the world’s largest trees and iconic birds including peregrine falcons and bald eagles.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025

Chris Atkinson, 44, was looking for peregrine falcons at Bempton Cliffs, near Bridlington, on 18 October when he spotted a circular rainbow in the mist.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2024

You might spot a peregrine falcon or other raptor, including kestrels, which nest there.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2024

The peregrine falcon paid no attention to the tone.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.