tiercel
Americannoun
noun
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Items: a full-grown female of the species measures a full 3 ft. from top to tail, and her wings spread 7 ft. and more; the male, or tiercel, is smaller by a third.
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The tiercel peeled off and shot south like a missile.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
“Great— I’m relieved of my tiercel duties, and just in time.”
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
The tiercel caught up with her, then passed beneath her, flying upside down.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
Her first tiercel eyas answered with nestling talk, “Pseee,” then adult talk, “Creee, creee, creee.”
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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