variants:
or lammergeyer
plural lammergeiers or lammergeyers
Definition of lammergeier
: a large Old World vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) that occurs in mountainous regions, has long black bristles at the base of the bill, and in flight resembles a very large falcon : bearded vulture
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The first known use of lammergeier was in 1822
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