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peres פֶּ֫רֶס ‘vulture’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from pāras פָּרַס ‘to divide’
Roots: פרס

peres n, m
1) bird of prey
 1a) perhaps bearded vulture or ossifrage
 1b) perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning unknown

Mentioned in Codex Leviticus 11:13 Deuteronomy 14:12

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