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allerion

noun
al·ler·i·on
variants: or less commonly alerion \əˈlirēən, -ēˌän \
plural -s

Definition of allerion 

: an eagle depicted in heraldry with expanded wings but without beak or feet

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First Known Use of allerion

1625, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for allerion

French alérion

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