tercel

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

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa o macho do falcão ou do açor, especialmente o macho do falcão-peregrino ou do gerifalte.

1. Male hawk C2 formal

   A male hawk, especially a peregrine falcon or gyrfalcon, often used in falconry.

   • The falconer trained the tercel to hunt small game.
   • A tercel is typically smaller and more agile than its female counterpart.
   • In medieval times, a tercel was highly prized for its speed and precision.

   🇵🇹Macho de falcão

   Sinônimos: tiercel

• tercels plural form
• tercels' possessive plural form
• tercel's possessive singular form