1. A widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry
   "The peregrine falcon dove at incredible speeds to catch its prey";
   - peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus

1. Having no fixed home; changing location regularly as required for work or food
   "believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future";
   - mobile, nomadic, roving, wandering

Derived forms: peregrines

See also: unsettled

Type of: falcon

Part of: Falco, genus Falco

Encyclopedia: Peregrine, David