Meaning of clisterella | Babel Free
[klis.teˈrɛl.la]Definitions
kestrel
Medieval-Latin, declension-1, feminine
Examples
“Hoc faciunt precipue ille que dicuntur clisterelle”
This is the habit especially of those called kestrels.
“Quedam magis utuntur muribus campestribus, lacertis, ranis, scarabeis, brucis, locustis et similibus, ut ille aves, que dicuntur albani, et ut ille, que dicuntur besardi et clisterele.”
Certain others prefer field mice, lizards, frogs, beetles, grasshoppers, locusts, and the like, including those birds called harriers^((cf. Italian albanella)), and those called buzzards^((cf. French busard)) and kestrels.
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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