The Collaborative International Dictionary
Neophron percnopterus
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).