gier-eagle
[ jeer-ee-guhl ]
noun
a bird, probably the Egyptian vulture, regarded as unclean. Leviticus 11:18; Deuteronomy 14:17.
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How to use gier-eagle in a sentence
The screams of a gier-eagle, startled from the withered pine tree on the summit, answered the scream of the mountain.
Ulric the Jarl | William O. Stoddard
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