gyrfalcon.
Any large falcon, especially as used to fly at herons.
Meaning & usage
Any large falcon, especially as used to fly at herons.
Falco rusticolus, a large bird of prey that breeds on Arctic coasts and islands of North America, Europe and Asia.
Where this word comes from
From Old French gerfaucon (modern French gerfaut), with the first element probably from Old High German gīr (“vulture”) (whence the German Geier).
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