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gyrfalcon

gyr·fal·con

UK/ˈdʒɜːfɔːlkən/ US/ˈd͡ʒɝˌfælkən/ uncommon obsolete

noun

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Origin

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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