Greifvogel

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German

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Etymology

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Compound of greifen (grab) +‎ Vogel (bird).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡraɪ̯fˌfoːɡəl/, [ˈɡʁaɪ̯(f)ˌfoːɡl̩]
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  • Hyphenation: Greif‧vo‧gel

Noun

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Greifvogel m (strong, genitive Greifvogels, plural Greifvögel)

  1. a bird of the order Falconiformes
  2. (in recent scientific use) a bird of the newly created order Accipitriformes

Usage notes

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  • The second definition, which excludes the falcons, is entirely restricted to scientific use. To the general public, falcons are and remain the very prototypes of Greifvögel.

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