tercelet

A noun referring to a male hawk, especially a male peregrine or gyrfalcon.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das das Männchen eines Greifvogels bezeichnet, insbesondere das Männchen von Wanderfalke oder Gerfalke.

1. Male hawk C2 formal

   A male hawk, especially a male peregrine falcon or gyrfalcon, which is typically smaller than the female.

   • The tercelet was trained for hunting small game.
   • Falconers often prefer a tercelet for its agility.
   • The peregrine tercelet displayed impressive speed during the flight.

   🇩🇪Tercel

   Synonyme: tasseltiercel