Meanings
noungier eagle (plural gier eagles)
plural gier eagles
- obsoleteA bird referred to as unclean in the Bible, possibly the Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus).
The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1611, →OCLC, Leviticus 11:18: “And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,”
Origin
Compare Dutch gier (“vulture”), German gier, and English gyrfalcon.
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APA
gier eagle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gier%20eagle
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“gier eagle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gier%20eagle. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gier eagle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gier%20eagle.
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