bateleur
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French bateleur (“juggler”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌbætəˈlɜː/
Noun
bateleur (plural bateleurs)
- A species of eagle, Terathopius ecaudatus, endemic to Africa and Arabia.
- Synonym: bateleur eagle
Translations
Terathopius ecaudatus
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Further reading
- bateleur on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Terathopius ecaudatus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Terathopius ecaudatus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
French
Etymology
From Old French bastel + -eur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bat.lœʁ/
Audio: (file)
Noun
bateleur m (plural bateleurs, feminine bateleuse)
- tumbler, juggler; acrobat
- Synonym: saltimbanque
- Coordinate term: escamoteur
- buffoon
- (ornithology) bateleur eagle
Related terms
Further reading
- “bateleur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.