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berghaan
berghaan S. Afr. (ˈbɛrxhɑːn) [Afrikaans, f. berg2 + haan cock.] A South African eagle, esp. the bateleur eagle, Terathopius ecaudatus.1867 E. L. Layard Birds S. Afr. 11 Aquila Verreauxii..Dassie Vanger and Berghaan of Colonists... It is called ‘Dassie Vanger’ (coney-eater) and ‘Berghaan’ (mountain-c...
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bateleur
bateleur (ˈbat(ə)lœːr) [Fr., = mountebank, juggler.] In full bateleur eagle: a short-tailed African and Arabian eagle, Terathopius (Helotarsus) ecaudatus. Cf. berghaan, dassie-vanger 1.1864 J. A. Grant Walk across Africa 306 The largest birds were the Batteleur eagle and the Buceros. a 1867 K. J. An...
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dassievanger
dassievanger S. Afr. (ˈdæsɪvæŋə(r), ‖ ˈdasifaŋər) [Afrikaans, f. prec. + vanger catcher.] Quot. 1867 identifies the bird with the popular name of 1 and the scientific name of 2. 1. The bateleur eagle, Terathopius ecaudatus. Cf. berghaan.1867 [see berghaan]. 1889 H. A. Bryden Kloof & Karoo 273 A grea...
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