bateleur

English

A bateleur.

Etymology

Borrowed from French bateleur (juggler).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbætəˈlɜː/

Noun

bateleur (plural bateleurs)

  1. A species of eagle, Terathopius ecaudatus, endemic to Africa and Arabia.
    Synonym: bateleur eagle

Translations

Further reading

French

Etymology

From Old French bastel + -eur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.tlœʁ/
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Noun

bateleur m (plural bateleurs, feminine bateleuse)

  1. tumbler, juggler; acrobat
    Synonym: saltimbanque
    Coordinate term: escamoteur
  2. buffoon
  3. (ornithology) bateleur eagle

Further reading

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