shaheen falcon

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Persian شاهین, from Middle Persian [script needed] (*šāhēn, “majestic, kingly”)

Noun

shaheen falcon (plural shaheen falcons)

  1. A medium-sized, very swift falcon, of a sub-species of Falco peregrinus (Falco peregrinus peregrinator), that hunts small birds.
    Synonyms: shahin, shaheen, shahin falcon

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