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Definition of Bateleur
1. Noun. A species of eagle, ''Terathopius ecaudatus'', endemic to Africa and Arabia. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bateleur
1. an African eagle [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bateleur
Literary usage of Bateleur
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hill's French-English and English-French Vest-pocket Dictionary by Charles McClellan Stevens (1898)
"Tumbler, s. bateleur, go- Tumult, s. tumulte, trouble, m., émeute, f. Tune, s.
and va and n. ton, air, m., accorder, entonner, sonner, résonner. ..."
2. The Birds of Jamaica: Being a History of the Bird, Its Structure, and Habits by Philip Henry Gosse, Alfred Edmund Brehm, Richard Hill (1874)
"The bateleur Eagle of Africa is called the "Ape of Heaven" by the Abyssinians,
... The flight of the bateleur Eagle attracted common attention to the bird, ..."
3. The Gentleman's Magazine Library: Being a Classified Collection of the Chief by George Laurence Gomme, Frank Alexander Milne (1889)
"Seven cards are also especially distinguished as Tarots, or Atous-Tarots; these
are, the End of the World, the Buffoon, the bateleur, and the four Kings. ..."
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