ˈgi(ə)r, ˈgī(ə)r, ˈji(ə)r+|- noun
Etymology: Dutch gier vulture, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old High German gīr vulture, gīri greedy, Norwegian dialect gir desire, passion, Old English geonian to yawn — more at yawn
: a bird pronounced unclean in ancient Jewish law
and the pelican and the gier-eagle and the cormorant — Deut 14:17 (Authorized Version)