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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
Generic synonyms: Old World Vulture
Group relationships: Genus Gyps, Gyps
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gyps Fulvus
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. ..."