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gier-eagle

 
Dictionary: Gier·-ea·gle
 

n.

[Cf. D. gier vulture, G. gier, and E. gyrfalcon.]
(Zoöl.) A bird referred to in the Bible (Lev. xi. 18and Deut. xiv. 17) as unclean, probably the Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus).


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