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GENUS NEOPHRON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Neophron mean?
• GENUS NEOPHRON (noun)
The noun GENUS NEOPHRON has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Accipitridae
Familiarity information: GENUS NEOPHRON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Accipitridae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Neophron; Neophron
Hypernyms ("genus Neophron" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Neophron"):
Egyptian vulture; Neophron percnopterus; Pharaoh's chicken (small mostly white vulture of Africa and southern Eurasia)
Holonyms ("genus Neophron" is a member of...):
Accipitridae; family Accipitridae (hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles)
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