tiercel
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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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.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Great— I’m relieved of my tiercel duties, and just in time.”
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
The tiercel peeled off and shot south like a missile.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
When he looked at them from the ground, he could believe that either a tiercel had brought them or maybe even an osprey.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
Two new companions joined Frightful, one an older peregrine falcon and the other a young tiercel.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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