\ ˈgi(ə)r, ˈgī(ə)r, ˈji(ə)r + ¦- \
Definition of gier-eagle
: a bird pronounced unclean in ancient Jewish law
and the pelican and the gier-eagle and the cormorant — Deuteronomy 14:17 (Authorized Version)
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