bateleur
[ bat-l-ur, bat-l-ur ]
/ ˌbæt lˈɜr, ˈbæt lˌɜr /
noun
a common African eagle, Terathopius ecaudatus, having a very short tail.
Origin of bateleur
1860–65; < French: mountebank, juggler; Old French
bastelleur
Words nearby bateleur
batch plant,
batch processing,
bate,
bateau,
bateau neck,
bateleur,
bateleur eagle,
batement light,
bates,
batesian mimicry,
bateson
Example sentences from the Web for bateleur
There shrieked the great “Caffre eagle,” and side by side with him the short-tailed and singular “bateleur.”
The Bush Boys |Captain Mayne Reid