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noun
A medium-sized, very swift falcon, of a sub-species of Falco peregrinus (Falco peregrinus peregrinator), that hunts small birds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: shahin, shaheen, shahin falcon
Antonyms: none provided
History
Persian شاهین, from Middle Persian [script needed] (*šāhēn, “majestic, kingly”)
