单词 | lammergeyer |
释义 | lammergeyern. The Bearded Vulture, Gypaetus barbatus; it is the largest European bird of prey, and inhabits lofty mountains in Southern Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > family Accipitridae (hawks, etc.) > [noun] > vultures or a vulture > gypaetus barbatus (bearded vulture) ossifrage1572 bearded vulture1750 bearded vulture1750 lammergeyer1822 lammervanger1830 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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