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NEOPHRON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Neophron mean?
• NEOPHRON (noun)
The noun NEOPHRON has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Accipitridae
Familiarity information: NEOPHRON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Accipitridae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Neophron; Neophron
Hypernyms ("Neophron" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Neophron"):
Egyptian vulture; Neophron percnopterus; Pharaoh's chicken (small mostly white vulture of Africa and southern Eurasia)
Holonyms ("Neophron" is a member of...):
Accipitridae; family Accipitridae (hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles)
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