HyperDic: gyrfalcon

English > 1 sense of the word gyrfalcon:
NOUNanimalgyrfalcon, gerfalcon, Falco rusticoluslarge and rare Arctic falcon having white and dark color phases
English > gyrfalcon: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarge and rare Arctic falcon having white and dark color phases.
Synonymsgerfalcon, Falco rusticolus
Member ofFalco, genus FalcoA genus of Falconidae
Broaderfalcondiurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
Spanishfalco rusticolus, gerifalte, halcón gerifalte
Catalanfalco rusticolus, falcó sagrat, girfalc, grifó

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