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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lan•ner (lan′ər),USA pronunciation n. - Birdsa falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
- Sport[Falconry.]the female of this bird.
- Latin lānārius;), a term of abuse in the early Middle Ages, applied esp. to laggards and cowards, and so to the lanner, slow in flight and thought to be cowardly
- Middle French lanier kind of falcon, literally, wool weaver (
- Middle English laner 1250–1300
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lanner /ˈlænə/ n - a large falcon, Falco biarmicus, of Mediterranean regions, N Africa, and S Asia
- the female of this falcon
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French (faucon) lanier cowardly (falcon), from Latin lanārius wool worker, coward; referring to its sluggish flight and timid nature |