gier-eagle

[jeer-ee-guhl]

gier-ea·gle

[jeer-ee-guhl]
noun
a bird, probably the Egyptian vulture, regarded as unclean. Lev. 11:18; Deut. 14:17.

Origin:
1611; gier (< German Geier vulture) + eagle
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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