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SARCORHAMPHUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sarcorhamphus mean?
• SARCORHAMPHUS (noun)
The noun SARCORHAMPHUS has 1 sense:
1. usually containing only the king vulture
Familiarity information: SARCORHAMPHUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Usually containing only the king vulture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Sarcorhamphus; Sarcorhamphus
Hypernyms ("Sarcorhamphus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Sarcorhamphus"):
king vulture; Sarcorhamphus papa (large black-and-white vulture of South America and Central America; have colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on head and neck)
Holonyms ("Sarcorhamphus" is a member of...):
Cathartidae; family Cathartidae (condors; turkey buzzards; king vultures)
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