"gier eagle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gier eagles [plural]
Etymology: Compare Dutch gier (“vulture”), German gier, and English gyrfalcon. Etymology templates: {{cog|nl|gier||vulture}} Dutch gier (“vulture”), {{cog|de|gier}} German gier, {{cog|en|gyrfalcon}} English gyrfalcon Head templates: {{en-noun}} gier eagle (plural gier eagles)
  1. (obsolete) A bird referred to in the Bible as unclean (Lev. xi. 18 and Deut. xiv. 17), probably the Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus). Tags: obsolete Categories (lifeform): Vultures

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