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
He flew off to do as the peregrine tiercel must do—hunt for his mate and young, until the chicks were well feathered and could keep themselves warm without being brooded.
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
Her first tiercel eyas answered with nestling talk, “Pseee,” then adult talk, “Creee, creee, creee.”
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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
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