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SARCORHAMPHUS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Usually containing only the king vulture

Synonyms:

genus Sarcorhamphus; Sarcorhamphus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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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