gyrfalcon

== English == === Alternative forms === gerfalcon, gyr falcon, jerfalcon === Etymology === From Old French gerfaucon (modern French gerfaut), with the first element probably from Old High German gīr (“vulture”) (whence the German Geier). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdʒɜːfɔːlkən/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɝˌfælkən/ === Noun === gyrfalcon (plural gyrfalcons) (obsolete) 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. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === gyrfalcon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Falco rusticolus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies