Definition of Gyps fulvus

1. Noun. Large vulture of southern Europe and northern Africa having pale plumage with black wings.

Exact synonyms: Griffon, Griffon Vulture
Generic synonyms: Old World Vulture
Group relationships: Genus Gyps, Gyps

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gyps Fulvus

Gymnopilus spectabilis
Gymnopilus validipes
Gymnopilus ventricosus
Gymnorhina
Gymnorhina tibicen
Gymnosporangium
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae
Gymnura
Gynne
Gynura
Gynura aurantiaca
Gypaetus
Gypaetus barbatus
Gyps
Gyps fulvus
Gypsophila
Gypsophila paniculata
Gypsy
Gypsy Rose Lee
Gyr
Gyrinidae
Gyromitra brunnea
Gyromitra californica
Gyromitra esculenta
Gyromitra fastigiata
Gyromitra gigas
Gyromitra infula
Gyromitra sphaerospora

Literary usage of Gyps fulvus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Birds by Eugene William Oates, William Thomas Blanford (1895)
"... after the manner of Vultures. 1193. Gyps himalayensis. Tlu Himalayan Griffon. gyps fulvus, apud Blyth, Cat. p. 32, partim; id. ..."

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