gyrfalcon
/ˈdʒɜːˌfɔːlkən/noun
1- the largest falcon, found in arctic regions and occurring in several colour forms, one of which is mainly white矛隼。
1.1
- Falco rusticolus, family Falconidae.拉丁名Falco rusticolus, 隼科。
词源
Middle English: from Old French gerfaucon, of Germanic origin. The first element is probably related to Old High German gēr 'spear'; the spelling gyr- arose from a mistaken idea that the bird's name came from Latin gyrare 'revolve'.