Aegypiidae

noun

in some classifications considered the family comprising the Old World vultures which are more often included in the family Accipitridae

• Syn: ↑family Aegypiidae

• Hypernyms: ↑vulture

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\\ˌējəˈpīəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Aegypius, type genus (from Greek aigypios vulture) + -idae

in some classifications : a family (order Falconiformes) comprising the Old World vultures all with naked heads and longer wings and smaller tails than the typical eagles