the lammergeir

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Definition of the lammergeir in English English dictionary: ossifrage
lammergeir: Called also bearded vulture and bearded eagle
lammergeir: It is brownish black above, with the under parts and neck rusty yellow; the forehead and crown white; the sides of the head and beard black
lammergeir: It is supposed to be the ossifrage of the Bible
lammergeir: It feeds partly on carrion and partly on small animals, which it kills
lammergeir: When full-grown it is nine or ten feet in extent of wings
lammergeir: It has the habit of carrying tortoises and marrow bones to a great height, and dropping them on stones to obtain the contents, and is therefore called bonebreaker and ossifrage
lammergeir: A very large vulture (Gypaëtus barbatus), which inhabits the mountains of Southern Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa

the lammergeir

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