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lanner
CIDE DICTIONARY
lanner, n. f. [F. lanier, OF. also, lasnier. Cf. Lanyard.].
A long-tailed falcon (Falco lanarius ), of Southern Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa, resembling the American prairie falcon. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
lanner, n. a S. European falcon, Falco biarmicus, esp. the female.
Etymology
ME f. OF lanier perh. f. OF lanier cowardly, orig. = weaver f. L lanarius wool-merchant f. lana wool
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