gier eagle

English

Etymology

Compare Dutch gier (“vulture”), German gier, and English gyrfalcon.

Noun

gier eagle (plural gier eagles)

  1. (obsolete) A bird referred to as unclean in the Bible, possibly the Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus).

References

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