peregrine
adjective·/ˈpɛr.ə.ɡrɪn/
1. Wandering; foreign or coming from abroad. Peregrine suggests travel and displacement, otherness earned by distance.
He spoke with a peregrine ease, as if his life had been made in stations and border towns.
2. Of a falcon species (Falco peregrinus) famed for swift flight and long-ranging habit (zoological).
A peregrine stooped from the cliff, the dive so fast it seemed like a tear in the air.
noun
A peregrine falcon.
The peregrine returned each spring, claiming the same ledge as if the mountain were a calendar.
Etymology
From Latin peregrinus “foreign; traveling,” from per “through” + ager “field, land.” The root image is movement across land—an etymology that suits both the traveler and the far-flying bird.
Related Words
itinerantwandering from place to place
peregrinationa journey; the noun of roaming
falconthe broader family
migratoryseasonal movement; kin in sense