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Gyrfalcon

GYR'FALCON, n. [L. hierofalco, from Gr. sacred, and falco, and so named from the veneration of the Egyptians for hawks. A species of Falco, or hawk.

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GYR'FALCON, n. [L. hierofalco, from Gr. sacred, and falco, and so named from the veneration of the Egyptians for hawks.

A species of Falco, or hawk.

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