bateleur eagle

/ ˈbætəlɜː /

noun

1. an African crested bird of prey, Terathopius ecaudatus , with a short tail and long wings: subfamily Circaetinae , family Accipitridae (hawks, etc)

Word History and Origins

Origin of bateleur eagle¹

C19: from French bateleur juggler

Example Sentences

Second lead author Philip Shaw, honorary research fellow at the University of St. Andrewsʻ Centre for Biological Diversity in Scotland, points to the native bateleur eagle to illustrate the depth of the loss.

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As an illustration of this, we might mention the wild-hound, the hyrax, the zerda, the fennec, the gnoo, and the aard-vark; and among birds, the serpent-eater, the bateleur eagle, and several other kinds.

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