garudan.
/ˈɡarədə/ a. In Indian mythology, the name of a fabulous bird, half-eagle, half-man, ridden by the god Vishnu.
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1882 M. Lockwood tr. Lenormant Beginnings Hist. (1883) ii. 89 There is a singular analogy between these symbolic beings and the Garuda, or rather Garudas, of the Aryans of India, genii, half men and half eagles.
1924 E. Best Maori II. xxi. 574 The myth and representations of Vishnu and the two garuda birds that represent the powers of Good and Evil.
1952 W. D. P. Hill Holy Lake of Acts of Räma 510 Garuṛa..has the head, wings, talons and beak of an eagle or vulture and the body and limbs of a man.
1964 Telegraph (Brisbane) 19 Nov. 8 (heading) Cage me a garuda!
b. The eagle in the official seal of Indonesia.
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1964 Telegraph (Brisbane) 19 Nov. 8 The mythical garuda bird, Indonesia's national emblem.
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