gyr
gyr is the clipping of gyrfalcon.
Meaning of gyrfalcon
Noun
gyrfalcon (plural gyrfalcons)
- Any large falcon, especially as used to fly at herons.
- For I obſerve, that all vvomen of your condition are like the vvomen of the Play-houſe, ſtill Piquing at each other, vvho ſhall go the beſt Dreſt, and in the Richeſt Habits: till you vvork up one another by your high flying, as the Heron and Jerfalcon do.1668 June 22 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), John Dryden, An Evening’s Love, or The Mock-Astrologer. […], In the Savoy [London]: […] T[homas] N[ewcomb] for Henry Herringman, […], published...
- Falco rusticolus, a large bird of prey that breeds on Arctic coasts and islands of North America, Europe and Asia.
- [T]he usurper Buljan ordered that his sukkah be erected on the donjon's roof, with its […] relative nearness to the stars, among which his sky-worshiping and uncircumcised ancestors still hunted with infallible gyrfalcons for celestial game.2007, Michael Chabon, Gentlemen of the Road, Sceptre, published 2008, page 132
Noun capitalized: Gyr
Gyr
- Abbreviation of gigayear (“a billion years”).
- Meronyms: kyr, kiloyear; Myr, megayear
- Synonyms:
- Ga[giga-annum
- A well-known Indian breed of zebuine cattle with a prominent hump on the withers, fatty A2 milk, and a medium-sized dewlap hanging from their throat.
- Gyr Brahman is predominantly red in color, most of their offspring are also some shade of red. The original importation of Gyr bulls in 1905 , and a second series of importations in 1924-25 caused an occasional out-cropping of Red Bramans [sic].1961, University of Florida, International Brahman Review, Volume 27, page 8
- Otitis caused by nematodes of the genus Rhabditis mainly affects mature Zebu cattle with long, pendant, and gutter-shaped ears, in particular breeds with downward-growing horns, such as of the Gyr breed.2018, Claus D Buergelt, Edward G Clark, and Fabio Del Piero, Bovine Pathology: A Text and Color Atlas, page 377
Synonyms of gyr
- Ga[giga-annum
Forms of gyr
| plural | gyrs |
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Origin of gyr
Abbreviated form of gigayear (giga- + year). Derived from Gir, which in turn is from Gir National Park.
Phrases with gyr
Questions about gyr
- What does gyr mean?
- Gyr means a well-known Indian breed of zebuine cattle with a prominent hump on the withers, fatty A2 milk, and a medium-sized dewlap hanging from their throat.
- What is gyr the clipping of?
- Gyr is the clipping of gyrfalcon.
- What part of speech is gyr?
- Gyr is a noun.
- What is the plural of gyr?
- The plural of gyr is gyrs.
Words near gyr in the dictionary
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