noun
- plural of eyass; young hawks or falcons, especially those still in the nest or recently fledged.
Usage: chiefly used in falconry; singular form is eyass
Examples
- The falconer carefully trained the eyasses before releasing them into the wild.
- The nest contained three healthy eyasses ready to fledge.
- Eyasses require specialized care and feeding during their early development.
- The ornithologist monitored the eyasses throughout the breeding season.
- Falconers often prefer to work with eyasses rather than wild-caught birds.