| 释义 |
lam·mer·gei·er
noun
or lam·mer·gey·er also lam·mer·geir or laem·mer·gei·er \ˈlamə(r)ˌgī(ə)r, ˈlem-\
(-s)
Etymology: German lämmergeier, from lämmer (plural of lamm lamb, from Old High German lamb) + geier vulture, from Old High German gīr — more at lamb, gier-eagle
: the largest European bird of prey (Gypaetus barbatus aureus) indigenous to mountain regions from the Pyrenees to northern China, having a length of about 3 1/2 feet and often a wingspread of nearly 10 feet, and resembling both the eagles and the vultures — called also bearded vulture |