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bateleur

/ˌbætəˈlɜː/

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Borrowed from French bateleur (“juggler”).

noun bateleurs

Any member of the species Terathopius ecaudatus of eagles, endemic to Africa and Arabia. When I first arrived at the site, the pair of Bateleur eagles were sitting quietly watching life unfold on the bushveld beneath them.
Similar: bateleur eagle

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noun Terathopius ecaudatus

한국어	달마수리 dalmasuri
中文	短尾鵰 /短尾雕 duǎnwěidiāo
Français	bateleur des savanes
Deutsch	Gaukler
Русский	орёл-скоморо́х orjól-skomoróx, фигля́р figljár

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@misc{bateleur_2026,
  title = {bateleur},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bateleur},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}