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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One day when the tiercel was brooding the eggs and Frightful was looping and gliding, she heard Sam whistle from the mountain that rose above the river.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
Again his “chup” back. touched some deep peregrine memory in her, and she followed the daring tiercel.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
The tiercel appeared in the mist, flew close to her, then dove earthward at a steep angle.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
“The tiercel is roaming away from the aerie. That means he’s done nesting.”
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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