Vultur

See also: vultur

Translingual

Proper noun

Vultur m

A taxonomic genus within the family Cathartidae.

Usage notes

This genus formerly included some Old World vultures, now treated as a subfamily of Falconidae.

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; Cathartidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Vultur gryphus - sole species

References

Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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