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Alien vs Peregrine - What's the difference?

alien | peregrine |

As nouns the difference between alien and peregrine

is that alien is a person, animal, plant, or other thing which is from outside the family, group, organization, or territory under consideration while peregrine is the peregrine falcon.

As adjectives the difference between alien and peregrine

is that alien is pertaining to an alien while peregrine is wandering, travelling, migratory.

As a verb alien

is to estrange; to alienate.

alien

English

Alternative forms

* alyaunte

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person, animal, plant, or other thing which is from outside the family, group, organization, or territory under consideration.
  • A foreigner residing in a country.
  • * 1773 , William Blackstone, Commentaries on the laws of England: in four books, Volume 1 (Fifth Edition) , page 372
  • An alien born may purchase lands, or other estates: but not for his own use; for the king is thereupon entitled to them.
  • * 1831 , John Marshall, Cherokee Nation v. Georgia , U.S. Government
  • The counsel have shown conclusively that they are not a state of the union, and have insisted that individually they are aliens , not owing allegiance to the United States.
  • * 2004 , Wesley Campbell, Stephen Court, Be a hero: the battle for mercy and social justice , Destiny Image Publishers, page 74
  • Aliens are aliens because of persecution or war or hardship or famine.
  • Any life form of extraterrestrial origin.
  • One excluded from certain privileges; one alienated or estranged.
  • * Bible, Ephes. ii. 12
  • Aliens from the common wealth of Israel.

    Synonyms

    * * See also

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to an alien.
  • Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign.
  • alien subjects, enemies, property, or shores
  • Very unfamiliar, strange, or removed.
  • principles alien to our religion
  • * Wordsworth
  • An alien sound of melancholy.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To estrange; to alienate.
  • (legal) To transfer the ownership of something.
  • Alternative forms

    * aliene

    peregrine

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Wandering, travelling, migratory.
  • The gypsies are perpetually peregrine people.
  • Not native to a region or country; foreign; alien.
  • Lacking essential dignity or debility.
  • Extrinsic or from without; exotic.
  • * Francis Bacon
  • peregrine and preternatural heat

    Noun

    (wikipedia peregrine) (en noun)
  • The peregrine falcon.