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TIERCEL
tiercel, tercel, tercelet
(noun) male hawk especially male peregrine or gyrfalcon
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tiercel (plural tiercels)
A male hawk or falcon, used in falconry.
Synonyms
• tarse
• tercelet
Anagrams
• clerite, reticle, tercile
Source: Wiktionary
Tier"cel, Tierce"let, n. Etym: [OE. tercel, tercelet, F. tiercelet, a dim. of (assumed) tiercel, or LL. tertiolus, dim. fr. L. tertius the third; -- so called, according to some, because every third bird in the nest is a male, or, according to others, because the male is the third part less than female. Cf. Tercel.] (Falconry)
Definition: The male of various falcons, esp. of the peregrine; also, the male of the goshawk. Encyc. Brit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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