Greifvogel

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡraɪ̯fˌfoːɡəl/, [ˈɡʁaɪ̯(f)ˌfoːɡl̩]

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• Hyphenation: Greif‧vo‧gel

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

• 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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