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alerion
[ uh-leer-ee-uhn, -on ]
/ əˈlɪər i ən, -ˌɒn /
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noun Heraldry.
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
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Origin of alerion
1595–1605; <French alérion ≪ Frankish *adalaron-; cognate with Old High German adelare noble eagle (German Adler eagle), from distinction made in falconry between noble and ignoble birds of prey, equivalent to adal noble + *aron- eagle; see erne
Words nearby alerion
Aleppo, Aleppo boil, Aleppo gall, Aleppo pine, alerce, alerion, alert, -ales, Alesia, Alessandra, Alessandri
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How to use alerion in a sentence
A curious form of the eagle is found in the alerion, which is represented without beak or legs.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry|Arthur Charles Fox-DaviesLoraine produces alerion, which is assigned as the reason for that house bearing eaglets in their arms.
The Alerion is a small bird of the eagle tribe, heraldically depicted as without beak or feet.
Curious Creatures in Zoology|John AshtonSome writers confound it with the martlet, stating that the alerion is the same bird with its wings displayed or extended.
Fictitious & Symbolic Creatures in Art|John Vinycomb