noun
small mostly white vulture of Africa and southern Eurasia
• Syn: ↑Egyptian vulture, ↑Neophron percnopterus
• Hypernyms: ↑Old World vulture
• Member Holonyms: ↑Neophron, ↑genus Neophron
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noun or pharaoh's henUsage: usually capitalized P
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Pharaoh's hen or Pharaoh's chicken,
a vulture of the Mediterranean region and southern Asia, about two feet long, with mostly white plumage; Egyptian vulture. It is frequently represented in ancient Egyptian art.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.