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
“Chup, chup, chup,” the tiercel called as he flew ahead of her.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
She lifted her feathers to look larger and therefore more beautiful to the tiercel.
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
Before dusk, Blue Bill, a spunky tiercel with an unusually dark beak, called to his parents, and a snip of liver started his system working.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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