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Definition of Gymnogyps
1. Noun. Containing solely the California condor.
Exact synonyms: Genus Gymnogyps
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Cathartidae, Family Cathartidae
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Cathartidae, Family Cathartidae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gymnogyps
Literary usage of Gymnogyps
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Birds of the Western United States: Including the Great Plains by Florence Merriam Bailey (1921)
"Wing 30 or more Gymnogyps, p.. 1'. Wing less than 25. 2. ... Gymnogyps
californianus (Shaw). CALIFORNIA VULTURE : CONDOR. Wing 30 or more ; head and entire ..."
2. Bulletin by New York State Museum of Natural History, New York State Museum (1909)
"Mesially, this ossification throws out a process in front (Cathartes a. septentrional!
s), which curls up in Gymnogyps, and the vertical plate, ..."