gyrfalcon

n. [鸟]矛隼(产于北极和近北极地区)

发音

UK /ˈdʒɜːfɔːlkən/
US /ˈd͡ʒɝˌfælkən/

词形变化

gyrfalcons 复数 gyrfalcons

别名

gyr jer falcon jer-falcon gerfalcon gyr falcon jerfalcon

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any large falcon, especially as used to fly at herons.

    废旧
  2. 2.

    Falco rusticolus, a large bird of prey that breeds on Arctic coasts and islands of North America, Europe and Asia.

    海东青

    海青

    矛隼

    鹘鹰

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

gerfalcon

上位词 1

falcon

词源

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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