[ 'laməˌgʌɪə ]
(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'.
[ 'laməˌgʌɪə ]
(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'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004