griffon vulture
11griffon — ► NOUN 1) a dog of a small terrier like breed. 2) a large vulture with predominantly pale brown plumage. 3) variant spelling of GRIFFIN(Cf. ↑griffin). ORIGIN variant of GRIFFIN(Cf. ↑griffin) …
12vulture — vulturelike, adj. /vul cheuhr/, n. 1. any of several large, primarily carrion eating Old World birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, often having a naked head and less powerful feet than those of the related hawks and eagles. 2. any of… …
13vulture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. predator, scavenger; condor, buzzard, griffon; extortionist, bloodsucker, vampire, parasite, jackal, harpy. See evildoer, animal. II (Roget s IV) n. Types of vultures include: black vulture, condor,… …
14griffon — griffon1 /grif euhn/, n. a vulture of the genus Gyps, esp. G. fulvus, of southern Europe. [1350 1400; ME griffoun < F; see GRIFFIN1] griffon2 /grif euhn/, n. 1. any of several varieties of the Brussels griffon differing from each other in… …
15Griffon — Griffin Grif fin, Griffon Grif fon, n. [OE. griffin, griffon, griffoun, F. griffon, fr. L. gryphus, equiv to gryps, Gr. ?; so called because of the hooked beak, and akin to grypo s curved, hook nosed.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Myth.) A fabulous monster …
16griffon — griffin, griffon, gryphon A griffin (also spelt many other ways, e.g. griffon and, e.g. by Lewis Carroll, gryphon) is ‘a fabulous creature with an eagle s head and wings and a lion s body’. A griffon is (1) a small dog like a terrier, and (2) a… …
17Cinereous Vulture — Aegypius redirects here. For the hero, see Aegypius (mythology) Cinereous Vulture Conservation status …
18Old World vulture — Old World vultures Lappet faced Vultures (left) and a White backed Vulture Scientific classification Kingdom …
19Eurasian Black Vulture — Aegypius redirects here. For the hero, see Aegypius (mythology)Taxobox name = Eurasian Black Vulture status = NT | status system = IUCN3.1 trend = down image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Falconiformes… …
20Indian Vulture — Taxobox name = Indian Vulture status = CR status system = iucn3.1 trend = down image caption = Indian vulture regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Falconiformes familia = Accipitridae genus = Gyps species = G. indicus… …
