tartaretadj.
/ˈtɑːtərɪt/ tartaret falcon n. the Barbary Falcon, Falco barbarus.
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1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 26 That Falcon which is called the Tartaret, or Barbary Falcon, whome they doe chiefly vse in Barbary.
1860 W. H. Ainsworth Ovingdean Grange 61 Gallant to behold was the Barbary or tartaret falcon.
1867 ‘Ouida’ Cecil Castlemaine's Gage 13 She would stroke, half sadly, the smooth feathers of her tartaret falcon Gabrielle.
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