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Greifvogel
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Greifvögel
German
de:
Wild Pandion.jpg de Cyanocitta cristata FWS.jpg Vogel de Buteo buteo -Trotters World, Bassenthwaite, Cumbria, England-8a.jpg Bussard
de CondorTagNbrDashOne5305.jpg Kondor
de Haliaeetus leucocephalus -Skagit valley-8-2c.jpg Adler
de Brown-Falcon,-Vic,-3.1.2008.jpg Falke
de Redtailedhawkeatingsquirrel07.jpg Habicht
de Gyps fulvus -Oakland Zoo-8a.jpg Geier
Etymology
Compound of de greifen grab Vogel bird.
Pronunciation
de /ˈɡraɪ̯fˌfoːɡəl/ [ˈɡʁaɪ̯(f)ˌfoːɡl̩]
de De-Greifvogel.OGG
de De-Greifvogel2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Greif vo gel
Noun
m,,^
a bird of the order Falconiformes order
de in recent scientific use a bird of the newly created order Accipitriformes order
Usage notes
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 de Greifvögel.
Declension
m,,^
See also
de Raubvogel
Further reading
de Birds of prey