tercel
/ˈtɜːsəl/(亦作tiercel)
noun
- Falconry the male of a hawk, especially a peregrine or a goshawk【猎鹰】雄鹰; 雄隼; 雄苍鹰。比较FALCON.
词源
Middle English: from Old French, based on Latin tertius 'third', perhaps from the belief that the third egg of a clutch produced a male.