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Gier-eagle
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Gier-eagle, n. [Cf. D. gier vulture, G. gier, and E. gyrfalcon.].
A bird referred to in the Bible (Lev. xi. 18 and Deut. xiv. 17 ) as unclean, probably the Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus ). [1913 Webster]
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