| 释义 |
† tercellene Obs. rare—1.
[deriv. of tercel.]
= tercelet, tercel.
a1682Sir T. Browne Tracts v. (1683) 119 When they [hawks] lay three Eggs,..the first produceth a Female and large Hawk, the second of a midler sort, and the third a smaller Bird, Tercellene or Tassel of the Male Sex. |