tiercel
noun
tier·cel ˈtir-səl 
variants or tercel
ˈtər-səl
: a male hawk
especially : a male peregrine falcon
Word History
Etymology
Middle English tercel, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *tertiolus, from diminutive of Latin tertius third; probably from the fact that the male is about one third smaller than the female
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
- interfluence
- interfluences
- interfluent
- interfluminal
- interfluous
- interfluve
- interfluves
- interfluvial
- interfold
- interfolded
- interfolding
- interfolds
- interfoliaceous
- interfoliar
- interfoliate
- interfoliated
- interfoliates
- interfoliating
- interfraternity
- interfret
- interfruitful
- interfruitfulness
- interfuel
- interfuse
- interfused