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.
From Time Magazine Archive
Two new companions joined Frightful, one an older peregrine falcon and the other a young tiercel.
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 peeled off and shot south like a missile.
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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