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GYPAETUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Gypaetus mean?
• GYPAETUS (noun)
The noun GYPAETUS has 1 sense:
1. in some classifications the type genus of the family Aegypiidae
Familiarity information: GYPAETUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In some classifications the type genus of the family Aegypiidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Gypaetus; Gypaetus
Hypernyms ("Gypaetus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Holonyms ("Gypaetus" is a member of...):
Accipitridae; family Accipitridae (hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles)
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