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Definition of Genus Gypaetus
1. Noun. In some classifications the type genus of the family Aegypiidae.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Accipitridae, Family Accipitridae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Gypaetus
Literary usage of Genus Gypaetus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1842)
"... in which there is only one genus (Gypaetus) remarkable for short feet and
great breadth of wing; but the cruel habits and voracious appetite of the ..."
2. A Catalogue of the Birds in the Museum of the Hon. East-India Company by East India Company Museum (1858)
"The genus Gypaetus, Vulture-Eagle, forms a natural connecting link between the
Vultures and the true ..."
3. Zoology: Being a Systematic Account of the General Structure, Habits by William Benjamin Carpenter (1857)
"Some of the Vultures approach the Eagles in conformation and habits; this is the
case with the Griffins, which belong to the genus Gypaetus,—a term that ..."
4. Zoology: Being a Systematic Account of the General Structure, Habits by William Benjamin Carpenter, William Sweetland Dallas (1866)
"Some of the Vultures approach the Eagles in conformation and habits; this is the
case with the Griffins, which belong to the genus Gypaetus,—a term that ..."
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