English Explanatory Dictionary

gier eagle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

gier eagle gier eagles

Etymology

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

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