The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gier-eagle
Gier-eagle \Gier"-ea`gle\, n. [Cf. D. gier vulture, G. gier, and
E. gyrfalcon.] (Zo["o]l.)
A bird referred to in the Bible (
--Lev. xi. 18and
--Deut.
xiv. 17) as unclean, probably the Egyptian vulture ( Neophron
percnopterus).
Wiktionary
gier-eagle
n. (context obsolete English) A bird referred to in the Bible as unclean (Lev. xi. 18 and Deut. xiv. 17), probably the Egyptian vulture (''Neophron percnopterus'').