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| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Gyrfalcon, Gerfalcon or Jerfalcon. A native of Iceland and Norway, highest in the list of hawks for falconry, "Gyr," or "Ger," is, I think, the Dutch gier, a vulture. It is called the "vulture-falcon" because, like the vulture, its beak is not toothed. The common etymology from hieros, sacred, "because the Egyptians held the hawk to be sacred," is utterly worthless. Besides Ger-falcons, we have Gier-eagles, Lammer-geiers, etc. (See Hawk.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Evil doer | Cannibal; anthropophagus, anthropophagist; bloodsucker, vampire, ogre, ghoul, gorilla, vulture; gyrfalcon, gerfalcon. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)47 59 52 46 41 4C 43 4F 4E 2C 47 45 52 46 41 4C 43 4F 4E |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000111 01011001 01010010 01000110 01000001 01001100 01000011 01001111 01001110 00101100 00100000 01000111 01000101 01010010 01000110 01000001 01001100 01000011 01001111 01001110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)G Y R F A L C O N ,   G E R F A L C O N |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0047 0059 0052 0046 0041 004C 0043 004F 004E 002C 0047 0045 0052 0046 0041 004C 0043 004F 004E |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)415952403546374948142413952403546374948 |
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