lanner

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noun

The lanner falcon, Falco biarmicus.

OriginMiddle French lanier ← Latin lānārius →
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Meanings

lanner1

nounlanner (plural lanners)

plural lanners

  1. The lanner falcon, Falco biarmicus.

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

    1874, Bayard Taylor, chapter II, in Central Asia. Travels in Cashmere, Little Tibet, and Central Asia

Lanner2

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish south-east of Redruth, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW7140).
  2. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
lanner falcon

Origin

lanner · noun

  1. Latinlānārius
  2. Middle Frenchlanier“cowardly”
  3. Englishlanner

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

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Lanner · proper noun

In Cornwall, from the Cornish language.

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Cite this entry
APA

lanner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lanner

MLA

“lanner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lanner. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lanner,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lanner.

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