bateleur

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bat′l ûr′, bat′l ûr′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ba•te•leur  (bat′l ûr′, bat′l ûr′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a common African eagle, Terathopius ecaudatus, having a very short tail.
  • French: mountebank, juggler; Old French bastelleur
  • 1860–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bateleur eagle, bateleur /ˈbætəlɜː/ n
  1. an African crested bird of prey, Terathopius ecaudatus, with a short tail and long wings: subfamily Circaetinae, family Accipitridae (hawks, etc)
Etymology: 19th Century: from French bateleur juggler
'bateleur' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bateleur eagle

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