lammergeier
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lammergeier
- /ˈlæməɡaɪə/ UK
- /ˈlæmɚɡaɪɚ/ US
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Borrowed from German Lämmergeier.
noun lammergeiers · lammergeyer · lämmergeier
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A long-winged vulture, Gypaetus barbatus, found in southern Europe, Africa and India.
According to the Swiss Journal of Ornithology, the Lammergeier, or Alpine vulture, may be regarded as extinct in Switzerland.
Similar: bearded vulture, ossifrage
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noun Gypaetus barbatus
| Español | quebrantahuesos |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 수염수리 suyeomsuri |
| 日本語 | 髭鷲 higewashi, ヒゲワシ higewashi |
| 中文 | 胡兀鷲 /胡兀鹫 hú wù jiù |
| Português | xofrango, quebra-ossos |
| Français | gypaète |
| Deutsch | Bartgeier, Lämmergeier |
| Italiano | gipeto, avvoltoio degli agnelli |
| Ελληνικά | γυπαετός gypaetós |
| Română | zăgan, vultur bărbos |
| Русский | борода́ч borodáč, ягня́тник jagnjátnik |
| العربية | نَسْر مِلَّتْحَيّ nasr millatḥayy |
| עברית | פֶּרֶס péres |
Talk about this word "lammergeier." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lammergeier. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lammergeier. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lammergeier "lammergeier." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lammergeier.Cite this
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title = {lammergeier},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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