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lammergeier

/ˈlæməɡaɪə/US/ˈlæmɚɡaɪɚ/

lammergeier noun: a long-winged vulture, Gypaetus barbatus, found in southern Europe, Africa and India.

lammergeier: a long-winged vulture, Gypaetus barbatus, found in southern Europe, Africa and India
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Noun

lammergeier (plural lammergeiers)

  1. A long-winged vulture, Gypaetus barbatus, found in southern Europe, Africa and India.
    • According to the Swiss Journal of Ornithology, the Lammergeier, or Alpine vulture, may be regarded as extinct in Switzerland.1887 November 25, “The Last Alpine Vulture”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2024

lammergeier meaning in Tamil, Sanskrit, Nepali and Arabic

lammergeier in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

lammergeier in Sanskrit

Gypaetus barbatus
जटायु jaṭāyu

lammergeier in Nepali

Gypaetus barbatus
हाडफोर hāḍaphor

lammergeier in Arabic

Gypaetus barbatus
نَسْر مِلَّتْحَيّ nasr millatḥayy
More languagesFewer languages
lammergeier in Malay
hering berjanggut
lammergeier in Persian
هما homâ

Synonyms of lammergeier

Forms of lammergeier

plurallammergeiers
alternative formlammergeyer
alternative formlämmergeier

Origin of lammergeier

Borrowed from German Lämmergeier.

Questions about lammergeier

What does lammergeier mean?
Lammergeier means a long-winged vulture, Gypaetus barbatus, found in southern Europe, Africa and India.
What is lammergeier in Tamil?
Lammergeier in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Lammergeier meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lammergeier?
Lammergeier is a noun.
How do you pronounce lammergeier?
Lammergeier is pronounced /ˈlæməɡaɪə/ (UK).
What is the plural of lammergeier?
The plural of lammergeier is lammergeiers.

Words near lammergeier in the dictionary

  1. lammed
  2. lammed into
  3. lammed off
  4. lammed out
  5. lammer
  6. lammergeier
  7. lammergeiers
  8. lammergeyer
  9. lammergeyers
  10. lammerite
  11. Lammermoor

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lammergeier (page history and authors); lammergeier (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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