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Word: Lammergeier
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 19th century: from German Lämmergeier, from Lämmer (plural of Lamm ‘lamb’) + Geier ‘vulture’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈlaməˌɡʌɪə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a large Old World vulture of mountainous country, with a wingspan of 3 m (10 ft) and a tuft of dark feathers under the beak, noted for its habit of dropping bones from a height to break them.
Short Definition:large Old World vulture of mountainous country
Variant Forms:
- lammergeyer
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