Definition of Gymnogyps

1. Noun. Containing solely the California condor.

Exact synonyms: Genus Gymnogyps
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Cathartidae, Family Cathartidae

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gymnogyps

Gyandzhe
Gyanja
Gymnadenia
Gymnadenia conopsea
Gymnadenia odoratissima
Gymnadeniopsis
Gymnamoebida
Gymnelis
Gymnelis viridis
Gymnocalycium
Gymnocarpium
Gymnocarpium dryopteris
Gymnocarpium robertianum
Gymnocladus dioica
Gymnogyps (current term)
Gymnogyps californianus
Gymnomycota
Gymnopaedia
Gymnopilus
Gymnopilus spectabilis
Gymnopilus validipes
Gymnopilus ventricosus
Gymnorhina
Gymnorhina tibicen
Gymnosporangium
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae
Gymnura
Gynne

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, ..."

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