genus Sarcorhamphus

genus Sarcorhamphus
noun
usually containing only the king vulture
Syn: ↑Sarcorhamphus
Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Cathartidae, ↑family Cathartidae
Member Meronyms: ↑king vulture, ↑Sarcorhamphus papa

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  • Sarcorhamphus — noun usually containing only the king vulture • Syn: ↑genus Sarcorhamphus • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Cathartidae, ↑family Cathartidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sarcorhamphus papa — noun large black and white vulture of South America and Central America; have colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on head and neck • Syn: ↑king vulture • Hypernyms: ↑New World vulture, ↑cathartid • Member Holonyms: ↑Sarcorhamphus, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sarcorhamphus papa — King King, n. [AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[ o]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bird genus — noun a genus of birds • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Protoavis, ↑genus Archaeopteryx, ↑genus Archeopteryx, ↑genus Sinornis, ↑genus Ibero mesornis, ↑gen …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cathartidae — noun condors; turkey buzzards; king vultures • Syn: ↑family Cathartidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Falconiformes, ↑order Falconiformes • Member Mero …   Useful english dictionary

  • family Cathartidae — noun condors; turkey buzzards; king vultures • Syn: ↑Cathartidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Falconiformes, ↑order Falconiformes • Member Meronyms …   Useful english dictionary

  • king vulture — noun large black and white vulture of South America and Central America; have colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on head and neck • Syn: ↑Sarcorhamphus papa • Hypernyms: ↑New World vulture, ↑cathartid • Member Holonyms: ↑Sarcorhamphus, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • King Vulture — Taxobox name = King Vulture status = LC status system = iucn3.1 status ref = image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Incertae sedis (disputed) familia = Cathartidae genus = Sarcoramphus genus authority =… …   Wikipedia

  • List of extinct birds — This page refers only to birds that have gone extinct since the year 1500 A.D./C.E. and usually were subject to scientific study while alive.Since 1500, over 190 species of birds have become extinct, and this rate of extinction seems to be… …   Wikipedia

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