Definition of Sarcorhamphus

1. Noun. Usually containing only the king vulture.

Exact synonyms: Genus Sarcorhamphus
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Cathartidae, Family Cathartidae
Member holonyms: King Vulture, Sarcorhamphus Papa

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sarcorhamphus

Sarcocystis hominis
Sarcocystis lindemanni
Sarcocystis miescheriana
Sarcocystis suihominis
Sarcocystis tenella
Sarcodes
Sarcodes sanguinea
Sarcophaga carnaria
Sarcophilus
Sarcophilus hariisi
Sarcopsylla penetrans
Sarcopsyllidae
Sarcoptes
Sarcoptes scabiei
Sarcoptidae
Sarcorhamphus
Sarcorhamphus papa
Sarcoscypha coccinea
Sarcoscyphaceae
Sarcosomataceae
Sarcosporidia
Sarcostemma
Sarcostemma acidum
Sarda
Sarda chiliensis
Sarda lineolata
Sarda sarda
Sardar
Sardegna
Sardes

Literary usage of Sarcorhamphus

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

1. Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries by Charles Darwin (1890)
"CONDOR (sarcorhamphus GRYPHUS), CHAPTER IX Santa Cruz—Expedition up the River—Indians—Immense streams of basaltic lava— Fragments not transported by the ..."

2. Bulletin of the Geological Institutions of the University of Uppsala by Geologiska institutionen, Mineralogisk-geologiska institutionen, Uppsala universitet (1901)
"Tarso-metatarsus of the recent Condor (sarcorhamphus ... Tarso-metatarsus of the- fossil Condor (sarcorhamphus pa- truus) from Tarija, Bolivia. ..."

3. Orr's Circle of the Sciences: A Series of Treatises on the Principles of by William Somerville Orr (1855)
"Amongst the American species we may notice the famous Condor (sarcorhamphus gry- phm], atout which so many wonderful stories were told by the older writers. ..."

4. Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries by Charles Darwin (1890)
"CONDOR (sarcorhamphus GRYPHUS), CHAPTER IX Santa Cruz—Expedition up the River—Indians—Immense streams of basaltic lava— Fragments not transported by the ..."

5. Bulletin of the Geological Institutions of the University of Uppsala by Geologiska institutionen, Mineralogisk-geologiska institutionen, Uppsala universitet (1901)
"Tarso-metatarsus of the recent Condor (sarcorhamphus ... Tarso-metatarsus of the- fossil Condor (sarcorhamphus pa- truus) from Tarija, Bolivia. ..."

6. Orr's Circle of the Sciences: A Series of Treatises on the Principles of by William Somerville Orr (1855)
"Amongst the American species we may notice the famous Condor (sarcorhamphus gry- phm], atout which so many wonderful stories were told by the older writers. ..."

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