tercel
pronunciation
How to pronounce tercel in British English:
UK ['tɜ:səl]
How to pronounce tercel in American English:
US ['tɜsəl]
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- Noun:
- male hawk especially male peregrine or gyrfalcon
Word Origin
- tercel (n.)
- "male falcon," late 14c., from Old French tercel (c. 1200), from Medieval Latin tertiolus, from Latin tertius "third, a third," from root of tres "three" (see three). Various theories as to why it is called this; one says it's because the males are a third smaller than the females, another because a third egg in the nest (smaller than the other two) is believed always to produce a male bird.
Example
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