lammergeier

English
lammergeyer

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Etymology

From German Lämmergeier, from Lämmer plural of Lamm (“lamb”) + Geier (“vulture”).

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Noun

lammergeier (plural lammergeiers)

  1. A long-winged vulture, Gypaetus barbatus, found in southern Europe, Africa and India.
    Synonyms: bearded vulture, ossifrage
    • 1887 November 25, “The Last Alpine Vulture”, in The New York Times:
      According to the Swiss Journal of Ornithology, the Lammergeier, or Alpine vulture, may be regarded as extinct in Switzerland.

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