Category:Gier-eagle

Gier"-ea`gle, n. Etym: [Cf. D. gier vulture, G. gier, and E. gyrfalcon.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: A bird referred to in the Bible (Leviticus 11:18 and Deuteronomy 14:17) as unclean, probably the Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus).