lammergeier
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lammergeier /ˈlaməˌgʌɪə/ (also lammergeyer)
▶noun a long-winged, long-tailed Old World vulture, noted for dropping bones to break them and get at the marrow. [Gypaetus barbatus.]
– origin C19: from Ger. Lämmergeier, from Lämmer ‘lambs’ + Geier ‘vulture’.
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