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GYPS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
genus Gyps; Gyps
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Gyps" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Gyps"):
griffon; griffon vulture; Gyps fulvus (large vulture of southern Europe and northern Africa having pale plumage with black wings)
Holonyms ("Gyps" is a member of...):
Accipitridae; family Accipitridae (hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (third person singular) of the verb gyp