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CORAGYPS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Coragyps mean?
• CORAGYPS (noun)
The noun CORAGYPS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Cathartidae
Familiarity information: CORAGYPS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Cathartidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Coragyps; genus Coragyps
Hypernyms ("Coragyps" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Coragyps"):
black vulture; carrion crow; Coragyps atratus (American vulture smaller than the turkey buzzard)
Holonyms ("Coragyps" is a member of...):
Cathartidae; family Cathartidae (condors; turkey buzzards; king vultures)
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