tercel

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

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее самца ястреба, особенно самца сапсана или кречета.

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.

   🇷🇺Самец ястреба

   Синонимы: tiercel

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