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单词 lammergeyer
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lammergeyern.

Brit. /ˈlaməˌɡʌɪə/, U.S. /ˈlɑmərˌɡaɪ(ə)r/
Forms: Also lammergeier.
Etymology: < German lämmergeier, < lämmer , plural of lamm lamb + geier vulture, geir n., hence lit. ‘lamb-vulture’.
The Bearded Vulture, Gypaetus barbatus; it is the largest European bird of prey, and inhabits lofty mountains in Southern Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa.
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1822 tr. L. Simond Switzerland I. 239 An inaccessible shelf of rock,..upon which a lammergeyer..once alighted with an infant it had carried away.
1829 F. D. Hemans Cavern Three Tells in Forest Sanctuary (ed. 2) 127 They start not at..the Lammer-geyer's cry.
1867 A. L. Adams Wanderings Naturalist India 78 The Lammergeyer is easily distinguished from the other vultures by its pointed wings and wedge-shaped tail.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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