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lammergeier definition

lam·mer·geier or lammergeyer lam′·mer·gey′er (lam′ər gī′ər)

noun

a very large Old World vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) with grayish-black plumage streaked with white and a tuft of bristles over the nostrils and under the bill; bearded vulture

Etymology: Ger lämmergeier < lämmer, pl. of lamm, lamb + geier, vulture, akin to gier, greed < IE base *ghī-, var. of ghē- > gape

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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