TERCELET

tiercel, tercel, tercelet

(noun) male hawk especially male peregrine or gyrfalcon

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From tercel.

Noun

tercelet (plural tercelets)

A male falcon, especially a peregrine falcon or goshawk; a tercel.

Anagrams

• electret

Source: Wiktionary


Terce"let, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A male hawk or eagle; a tiercelet. Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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