Etymology

bateleur

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Today it means: Any member of the species Terathopius ecaudatus of eagles, endemic to Africa and Arabia. Full definition →

French bateleur
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  1. French · borrowed frombateleur
  2. French · borrowed frombateleur
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Borrowed from French bateleur (“juggler”).

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