lanner

[ lan-er ]

noun

1. a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
2. Falconry. the female of this bird.

lanner

/ ˈlænə /

noun

1. a large falcon, Falco biarmicus, of Mediterranean regions, N Africa, and S Asia
2. falconry the female of this falcon Compare lanneret

Word History and Origins

Origin of lanner¹

1250–1300; Middle English laner < Middle French lanier kind of falcon, literally, wool weaver (< Latin lānārius; ), a term of abuse in the early Middle Ages, applied especially to laggards and cowards, and so to the lanner, slow in flight and thought to be cowardly

Word History and Origins

Origin of lanner¹

C15: from Old French ( faucon ) lanier cowardly (falcon), from Latin lanārius wool worker, coward; referring to its sluggish flight and timid nature

Example Sentences

The Zoo: San Diego Two lanner falcons show off their skills while a pair of playful platypuses begin a new chapter at the zoo.

From Los Angeles Times

In Vienna, the waltz — the city’s version is distinguished by the music’s three-count structure danced at high speeds — edged out the uptight minuet in the early 19th century, and composers like Johann Strauss senior and Joseph Lanner popularized it around the world.

From New York Times

The five birds, which live out back in large enclosures, or mews, are two Harris’s hawks, named Jasper and Fox; a Lanner falcon called Orion; a rare African augur buzzard, Kanoni; and Nico the Eurasian eagle owl, who spends a fair amount of time indoors on the couch and who may grow to have a six-and-a-half-foot wingspan.

From New York Times

Falcons, like the Lanner falcon Mr. Baz recently acquired and which is permitted for use in film and photo shoots, range from $1,500 to $3,000.

From New York Times

Cowan is considering whether she could breed Banner, a lanner falcon, with a male gyrfalcon she has at the school.

From Washington Times