Meanings
nounbateleur (plural bateleurs)
plural bateleurs
- Any member of the species Terathopius ecaudatus of eagles, endemic to Africa and Arabia.
When I first arrived at the site, the pair of Bateleur eagles were sitting quietly watching life unfold on the bushveld beneath them.
2021, Peter Cavanagh, 100 Flying Birds: Photographing the Mechanics of Flight, →ISBN, page 28Synonyms: bateleur eagle
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny member of the species Terathopius ecaudatus of eagles, endemic to Africa and Arabia.
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Origin
- Frenchbateleur
- Frenchbateleur
- Englishbateleur
Borrowed from French bateleur (“juggler”).
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Catalan àguila batallaire
- àguila batallaireTerathopius ecaudatus
Chinese Mandarin 短尾鵰 /短尾雕
- 短尾鵰 /短尾雕 (duǎnwěidiāo)Terathopius ecaudatus
Dutch bateleur, goochelaar
- bateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
- goochelaarTerathopius ecaudatus
French bateleur des savanes
- bateleur des savanesTerathopius ecaudatus
German Gaukler
- GauklerTerathopius ecaudatus
Hungarian bukázó sas
- bukázó sasTerathopius ecaudatus
Korean 달마수리
- 달마수리 (dalmasuri)Terathopius ecaudatus
Russian орёл-скоморо́х, фигля́р
- орёл-скоморо́х (orjól-skomoróx)Terathopius ecaudatus
- фигля́р (figljár)Terathopius ecaudatus
Swedish gycklarörn
- gycklarörnTerathopius ecaudatus
Welsh eryr cwta
- eryr cwtaTerathopius ecaudatus
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APA
bateleur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bateleur
MLA
“bateleur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bateleur. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bateleur,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bateleur.
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