英语词汇“tercel”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ter•cel n. [Falconry.]

Sportthe male of a hawk, esp. of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.

Also, terce•let tiercel.

Vulgar Latin *tertiolus, equivalent. to Latin terti(us) third + -olus -ole¹; probably so called because the male is about one third smaller than the female
Middle French terçuel
Middle English 1350–1400

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tercel /ˈtɜːs^əl/, tiercel n

a male falcon or hawk, esp as used in falconry

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French, from Vulgar Latin tertiolus (unattested), from Latin tertius third, referring to the tradition that only one egg in three hatched a male chick

单词	tercel
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 ter•cel (tûr′səl),USA pronunciation n. [Falconry.] Sportthe male of a hawk, esp. of a gyrfalcon or peregrine. `Also, terce•let` (tûrs′lit),USA pronunciation tiercel. Vulgar Latin *tertiolus, equivalent. to Latin terti(us) third + -olus -ole¹; probably so called because the male is about one third smaller than the female Middle French terçuel Middle English 1350–1400 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tercel /ˈtɜːs^əl/, tiercel n a male falcon or hawk, esp as used in falconry Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French, from Vulgar Latin tertiolus (unattested), from Latin tertius third, referring to the tradition that only one egg in three hatched a male chick
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