gier-eagle
[ jeer-ee-guh l ]
/ ˈdʒɪərˌi gəl /
noun
a bird, probably the Egyptian vulture, regarded as unclean. Lev. 11:18; Deut. 14:17.
Origin of gier-eagle
Words nearby gier-eagle
gidgee,
gie,
gielgud,
giemsa chromosome banding stain,
giemsa stain,
gier-eagle,
gierek,
gierke's disease,
gieseking,
giessen,
gif
Example sentences from the Web for gier-eagle
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