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eyas

[ ahy-uhs ]

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noun

a nestling, usually a hawk.
Falconry. a young falcon or hawk taken from the nest for training.

eyas

/ ˈ��ɪə�� /

noun

a nestling hawk or falcon, esp one reared for training in falconry

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of eyas¹

First recorded in 1480–90; variant of nyas, nias ( a nyas taken as an eyas ), from Middle French niais “nestling,” derivative of Latin ��ī��ܲ� “n��;” nest

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of eyas¹

C15: mistaken division of earlier a nyas, from Old French niais nestling, from Latin ��ī��ܲ� nest

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The male eyas was found two days later by plant workers.

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With quick wing pumps he shot up and out of sight of Frightful and the eyases.

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Just before 8:30 p.m., as the light was fading on Washington Square Park, one of the eyases took flight from the 12th-floor nest at the library.

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Jump-flapping is one of the exercises that the young eyas does to prepare for its first flight.

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According to viewers of the Hawk Cam, when the eyas stood up at about 6:30 a.m., the bag was gone.

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