TIERCEL


Meaning of TIERCEL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtir-səl ]

noun

or ter·cel ˈtər-səl

Etymology: Middle English tercel, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin * tertiolus, from diminutive of Latin tertius third; probably from the fact that the male is about one third smaller than the female

Date: 14th century

: a male hawk

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