Home › Words › G › geiregeiregeire · noun — A vulture.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyProbably from a shortening of gerfalcon, or garefowl. Cognate with German Geier (“vulture”).nounA vulture.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.grype 64% match — A vulture, Gyps fulvus; the griffin. vs geire →immer 59% match — A bird in genus Gavia. vs geire →aasvogel 58% match — Vulture. vs geire →gyrfalcon 58% match — Any large falcon, especially as used to fly at herons. vs geire →yarwip 57% match — godwit, a type of bird. vs geire →arrie 57% match — A murre or guillemot. vs geire →scourie 57% match — A young gull. vs geire →vireo 57% match — Any of a number of small insectivorous passerine birds, of the genus Vireo, that have grey-green plumage. vs geire →