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gier-eagle

[ jeer-ee-guh l ]
/ ˈdʒɪərˌi gəl /

noun

a bird, probably the Egyptian vulture, regarded as unclean. Lev. 11:18; Deut. 14:17.

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Words nearby gier-eagle

gidgee, gie, gielgud, giemsa chromosome banding stain, giemsa stain, gier-eagle, gierek, gierke's disease, gieseking, giessen, gif

Origin of gier-eagle

1611; gier (< German Geier vulture) + eagle
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for gier-eagle

  • The screams of a gier-eagle, startled from the withered pine tree on the summit, answered the scream of the mountain.

    Ulric the Jarl|William O. Stoddard