gier-eagle \ˈgi(ə)r, ˈgī(ə)r, ˈji(ə)r+|-\noun Etymology: Dutch gier vulture, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old High German gīr vulture, gīri greedy, Norwegian dialect gir desire, passion, Old English geonian to yawn — more at yawn : a bird pronounced unclean in ancient Jewish law < and the pelican and the gier-eagle and the cormorant — Deut 14:17 (Authorized Version) >