lammergeier, læmmergeyer, lemmergeyer

[Ger. lämmergeier; lämmer, pl. of lamm a lamb, and geier =a vulture.] Ornith.: The name given in parts of Switzerland, ., to an eagle, Gypaëtus bar IMG:content-0342.jpg:[graphic][merged small][merged small] tology: Teeth apparently belonging to the genus are found in the Cretaceous rocks.