The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word PEREGRINE
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What does PEREGRINE mean?
PEREGRINE noun- The peregrine falcon.
- A foreigner; a person resident in a country other than their own.
- Wandering, travelling, migratory.
- Not native to a region or country; foreign; alien.
- (of a planet) Lacking essential dignity or debility.
- Extrinsic or from without; exotic.