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GRIFFON VULTURE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Large vulture of southern Europe and northern Africa having pale plumage with black wings
Synonyms:
griffon; griffon vulture; Gyps fulvus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("griffon vulture" is a kind of...):
Old World vulture (any of several large vultures of Africa and Eurasia)
Holonyms ("griffon vulture" is a member of...):
genus Gyps; Gyps (a genus of Accipitridae)