Aegypius

Translingual

Aegypius monachus

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek αἰγυπιός (aigupiós, “vulture”)

Proper noun

Aegypius m

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – the cinereous vulture.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Accipitriformes - order; Accipitridae - family; Aegypiinae - subfamily

References

Aegypius on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Aegypius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Aegypius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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