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Definition of tercel in English: tercel(also tiercel) noun ˈtəːs(ə)l Falconry The male of a hawk, especially a peregrine or a goshawk. 〔猎鹰〕雄鹰;雄隼;雄苍鹰。比较FALCON Compare with falcon
OriginMiddle English: from Old French, based on Latin tertius 'third', perhaps from the belief that the third egg of a clutch produced a male. Rhymesdisbursal, dispersal, Purcell, rehearsal, reversal, succursal, transversal, traversal, universal |