noun
large vulture of southern Europe and northern Africa having pale plumage with black wings
• Syn: ↑griffon, ↑Gyps fulvus
• Hypernyms: ↑Old World vulture
• Member Holonyms: ↑Gyps, ↑genus Gyps
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noun : any of numerous large Old World vultures constituting a genus (Gyps); especially : a large squat light-colored vulture (G. fulvus) of mountainous parts in southern Europe, northern Africa, and eastward to India
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griffon vulture noun
A European vulture, Gyps fulvus
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Main Entry: ↑griffin
Useful english dictionary. 2012.