Lanner

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The lanner falcon, Falco biarmicus.

    "The mountains of this country also supply Saker falcons of excellent flight, and plenty of lanners likewise."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A village and civil parish south-east of Redruth, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW7140).
  2. 2
    A surname.

Synonyms

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lanner falconlanner falcon

Example

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"The mountains of this country also supply Saker falcons of excellent flight, and plenty of lanners likewise."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle French lanier (“cowardly”), possibly from Latin lānārius.

Etymology 2

In Cornwall, from the Cornish language.

Related phrases

falco biarmicuslanner falcon

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