griffon vulture

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griffon vulture

  • /ˈɡɹɪfən ˈvʌlt͡ʃəɹ/

noun griffon vultures · griffon-vulture

  1. A large Old World vulture, Gyps fulvus, native to mountainous areas from Iberia to Burma.

    Similar: Eurasian griffon

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noun Gyps fulvus

Españolbuitre leonado
日本語白襟禿鷲 shiroerihagewashi
中文兀鷲 /兀鹫 wùjiù
Portuguêsgrifo
Françaisvautour fauve, vautour griffon
DeutschGänsegeier
Italianogriffone
Ελληνικάόρνιο órnio
Românăvultur pleșuv sur, grifon, vultur sur
Русскийбелоголо́вый сип belogolóvyj sip
العربيةنسر أسمر
עבריתנֶשֶׁר nésher

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@misc{griffon_vulture_2026,
  title = {griffon vulture},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/griffon%20vulture},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}