Tercelet (Noun)
Meaning
Male hawk especially male peregrine or gyrfalcon.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The falconer carefully handled the young tercelet, training it for its first hunting flight.
- A rare sight in these skies, the tercelet gyrfalcon soared overhead, its feathers a mottled brown and grey.
- During breeding season, the male tercelet peregrine falcon's courtship display involved aerial acrobatics and high-pitched calls.
- Conservation efforts focused on protecting the habitat of the tercelet, whose numbers had been dwindling due to pollution and hunting.
- The tercelet, perched atop a cliff ledge, surveyed its kingdom with piercing eyes, its feathers ruffled by the gentle breeze.