lammergeier

• lammergeyer, lämmergeier

From German Lämmergeier, from Lämmer, plural of Lamm (“lamb”) + Geier (“vulture”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlæməɡaɪə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlæmɚɡaɪɚ/

lammergeier (plural lammergeiers)

1. A long-winged vulture, Gypaetus barbatus, found in southern Europe, Africa and India.

   Synonyms: bearded vulture, ossifrage

   • 1887 November 25, “The Last Alpine Vulture”, in The New York Times‎, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-03-30:

     According to the Swiss Journal of Ornithology, the Lammergeier, or Alpine vulture, may be regarded as extinct in Switzerland.

• Bearded vulture on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Gypaetus barbatus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Gypaetus barbatus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons