gier eagle

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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gier eagle (plural gier eagles)

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

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