What is another word for Lanner?

Pronunciation: [lˈanə] (IPA)

Lanner is a term that is used to describe a specific type of bird of prey, known for its swift attacks and impressive speed. Some possible synonyms for lanner might include peregrine falcon, gyrfalcon, or even saker falcon, depending on the specific characteristics of the bird in question. Other potential synonyms could include hunter, predator, or hawk, as lanner birds are often associated with these qualities. Ultimately, the right synonym for lanner will depend on the context in which the word is being used, as well as the specific attributes that are being highlighted.

What are the hypernyms for Lanner?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Lanner

The Katty Lanner step.
"Ulysses"
James Joyce
It was so given over a generation later, so completely, indeed, that at the meetings in the ridotto, for which Mozart, Haydn, Gyrowetz, Beethoven, and others wrote music, retiring rooms had to be provided for ladies who were as unprepared for possible accidents as was one of those described by Pepys as figuring in a court ball in his time; but to put scarcely anything but waltz tunes under the dialogue of "Der Rosenkavalier" is an anachronism which is just as disturbing to the judicious as the fact that Herr Strauss, though he starts his half-dozen or more of waltzes most insinuatingly, never lets them run the natural course which Lanner and the Viennese Strauss, who suggested their tunes, would have made them do.
"A Second Book of Operas"
Henry Edward Krehbiel
Good-morning, Lanner, answered Holmes; you won't think me an intruder, I am sure.
"Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes"
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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