falco lanarius

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falco lanarius - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lanner \Lan"ner\, n. f. Lanneret \Lan"ner*et\, n. m.[F. lanier,
     OF. also, lasnier. Cf. Lanyard.] (Zool.)
     A long-tailed falcon (Falco lanarius), of Southern Europe,
     Asia, and Northern Africa, resembling the American prairie
     falcon.
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