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| lam·mer·gei·er [ lámmər g ər ] (plural lam·mer·gei·ers) or lam·mer·gey·er [ lámmər g ər ] (plural lam·mer·gey·ers) |
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large vulture: a large vulture with dark wings and dark feathers that resemble a beard around its beak. It drops bones on rocks to break them in order to obtain marrow. Native to: mountains of southern Europe, Africa, Asia. Latin name Gypaetus barbatus.
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| [Early 19th century. < German Lämmergeier "lambs' vulture"; because it commonly feeds on their carcasses] |
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