luggar

noun

lug·​gar

variants or less commonly lugger

ˈlə-gər 

plural -s

: any of several large Asiatic falcons of dull brown color

especially : a gyrfalcon (Falco jugger) of India that somewhat resembles the American prairie falcon

Word History

Etymology

Hindi lagaṛ, laguṛ

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