noun
- a young hawk, especially one taken from the nest for training in falconry
Usage: falconry
Examples
- The falconer carefully removed the eyas from its nest.
- Training an eyas requires patience and skill.
- The eyas had not yet developed its full hunting instincts.
- Medieval falconers preferred working with an eyas rather than an adult bird.
- The young eyas was fed by hand until it could hunt independently.