单词 | geir-eagle |
释义 | > as lemmasgeir-eagle geir-eagle n. (= German geier-adler), used in the Bible of 1611 to render Hebrew rāhām, supposed to be the Neophron percnopterus, a species of vulture. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > family Accipitridae (hawks, etc.) > [noun] > vultures or a vulture > genus Neophron > species percnopterus (Egyptian vulture) ossifrage1572 geir-eagle1611 Pharaoh's hen1757 Maltese vulture1781 Pharaoh's chicken1799 neophron1833 scavenger-vulture1885 1611 Bible (King James) Lev. xi. 18 The Swanne, and the Pellicane, and the Gier-eagle. 1611 Bible (King James) Deut. xiv. 17 The Geer-eagle . View more context for this quotation 1835 R. Browning Paracelsus i. 19 Ask the gier-eagle [1888 geier-eagle] why she stoops at once Into the vast and unexplored abyss! < as lemmas |
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