lammergeier — or lammergeyer [lam′ər gī΄ər] n. [Ger lämmergeier < lämmer, pl. of lamm, LAMB + geier, vulture, akin to gier, greed < IE base * ghī , var. of ghē > GAPE] a very large Old World vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) with grayish black plumage… … English World dictionary
Lämmergeier — Lämmergeier, s. Bartgeier … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Lämmergeier — Lämmergeier, s. Bartgeier … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Lämmergeier — Lämmergeier, s. Bartgeier [Abb. 172] … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
lammergeier — (also lammergeyer) ► NOUN ▪ a long winged, long tailed vulture, noted for dropping bones to break them and get at the marrow. ORIGIN German, from Lämmer lambs + Geier vulture … English terms dictionary
Lämmergeier — Bartgeier Bartgeier (Gypaetus barbatus) Systematik Ordnung: Greifvögel (Falconiformes) … Deutsch Wikipedia
lammergeier — /lam euhr guy euhr, guyeur /, n. the largest Eurasian bird of prey, Gypaëtus barbatus, ranging in the mountains from southern Europe to China, having a wingspread of 9 to 10 ft. (2.7 to 3 m) and black feathers hanging from below the bill like a… … Universalium
Lammergeier — Lammergeir Lam mer*geir (l[a^]m m[ e]r*g[imac]r), Lammergeier Lam mer*gei er, lammergeyer lam mer*gey er (l[a^]m m[ e]r*g[imac] [ e]r), n. [G. l[ a]mmergeier; lamm, pl. l[ a]mmer, lamb + geier vulture.] (Zo[ o]l.) A very large vulture ({Gypa[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lammergeier — or lammergeyer noun Etymology: German Lämmergeier, from Lämmer lambs + Geier vulture Date: 1817 a large Old World vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) that occurs in mountain regions and in flight resembles a huge falcon … New Collegiate Dictionary
lammergeier — [ laməˌgʌɪə] (also lammergeyer) noun a long winged, long tailed Old World vulture, noted for dropping bones to break them and get at the marrow. [Gypaetus barbatus.] Origin C19: from Ger. Lämmergeier, from Lämmer lambs + Geier vulture … English new terms dictionary
