GYPS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Gyps mean? 

• GYPS (noun)
  The noun GYPS has 1 sense:

1. a genus of Accipitridae

  Familiarity information: GYPS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GYPS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of Accipitridae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Gyps; Gyps

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)