1. traveling from place to place; wandering
Usage: formal; literary

1. a large falcon with long pointed wings, known for its high-speed hunting dives

Examples

• The peregrine dove at incredible speed to catch its prey.
• Peregrine falcons are found on every continent except Antarctica.
• Wildlife photographers gathered to observe the nesting peregrine.
• The peregrine population has recovered since the ban on DDT.
• He lived a peregrine existence, never staying in one city for long.
• The novel follows a peregrine scholar wandering through medieval Europe.