eyas

Pronunciation key ( ī′əs )

ey•as

n.

[faulty division (influenced by ME. ey an egg) of a a nyas, a niais; Fr. niasis nestling < LL. *nidax < L. nidus, a nest].

1. A juvenile hawk removed from the nest to train in falconry.
2. An unfledged bird; nestling.

References

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955

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