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What is a gyrfalcon?

What is a gyrfalcon? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (obsolete) Any large falcon, especially as used to fly at herons.
  2. Falco rusticolus, a large bird of prey that breeds on Arctic coasts and islands of North America, Europe and Asia.
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Golden eagle, gyrfalcon and rough-legged hawks were also observed during the survey.
When only a streak of silver sky, with a shoal of little violet clouds, was left of the daylight the gyrfalcon gave up the chase.
The gyrfalcon is the speed-king among birds, but the hoary bat is faster still.
When we get there it doesn't look promising, but there are a few sops for me: a handful of curious seals, a gyrfalcon, and rafts of eider ducks.
The gyrfalcon is the best-proportioned and most active member of the Falcon tribe.
Longwings are falcons, such as the peregrine, the saker, and the gyrfalcon.

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