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AEGYPIUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Aegypius mean?
• AEGYPIUS (noun)
The noun AEGYPIUS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Accipitridae
Familiarity information: AEGYPIUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Accipitridae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Aegypius; genus Aegypius
Hypernyms ("Aegypius" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Aegypius"):
Aegypius monachus; black vulture (of southern Eurasia and northern Africa)
Holonyms ("Aegypius" is a member of...):
Accipitridae; family Accipitridae (hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles)
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