Gyps
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Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek γύψ (gúps, “vulture”)
Proper noun
Gyps m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – some Old World vultures.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Accipitriformes – order; Accipitridae – family; Aegypiinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN