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NEOPHRON PERCNOPTERUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Neophron percnopterus mean?
• NEOPHRON PERCNOPTERUS (noun)
The noun NEOPHRON PERCNOPTERUS has 1 sense:
1. small mostly white vulture of Africa and southern Eurasia
Familiarity information: NEOPHRON PERCNOPTERUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• NEOPHRON PERCNOPTERUS (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small mostly white vulture of Africa and southern Eurasia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Egyptian vulture; Neophron percnopterus; Pharaoh's chicken
Hypernyms ("Neophron percnopterus" is a kind of...):
Old World vulture (any of several large vultures of Africa and Eurasia)
Holonyms ("Neophron percnopterus" is a member of...):
genus Neophron; Neophron (a genus of Accipitridae)
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