lanner

See also: Lanner

English

A lanner.

Etymology

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

Noun

lanner (plural lanners)

1. The lanner falcon, Falco biarmicus.
   • 1874, Bayard Taylor, chapter II, in Central Asia. Travels in Cashmere, Little Tibet, and Central Asia:

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

Derived terms

• lanneret