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gier eagle

gier eagle noun: a bird referred to as unclean in the Bible, possibly the Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus).

Noun

gier eagle (plural gier eagles)

  1. (obsolete) A bird referred to as unclean in the Bible, possibly the Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus).
    • The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1611, →OCLC, Leviticus 11:18: “And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,”

Forms of gier eagle

pluralgier eagles

Origin of gier eagle

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

Questions about gier eagle

What does gier eagle mean?
Gier eagle means a bird referred to as unclean in the Bible, possibly the Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus).
What part of speech is gier eagle?
Gier eagle is a noun.
What is the plural of gier eagle?
The plural of gier eagle is gier eagles.

Words near gier eagle in the dictionary

  1. Gielows
  2. Giemsa
  3. Gien
  4. Gienah
  5. Giens
  6. gier eagle
  7. gier eagles
  8. gier-eagles
  9. Gierhart
  10. Gierke
  11. Gierkes

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