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greater yellow-headed vulture

greater yellow-headed vulture noun: cathartes melambrotus, a species of vulture found in a large portion of northern South America.

greater yellow-headed vulture: cathartes melambrotus, a species of vulture found in a large portion of northern South America
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Noun

greater yellow-headed vulture (plural greater yellow-headed vultures)

  1. Cathartes melambrotus, a species of vulture found in a large portion of northern South America.
    Synonyms:
    forest vulture

Synonyms of greater yellow-headed vulture

Forms of greater yellow-headed vulture

pluralgreater yellow-headed vultures

Origin of greater yellow-headed vulture

From greater + yellow + headed + vulture.

Questions about greater yellow-headed vulture

What does greater yellow-headed vulture mean?
Greater yellow-headed vulture means cathartes melambrotus, a species of vulture found in a large portion of northern South America.
What part of speech is greater yellow-headed vulture?
Greater yellow-headed vulture is a noun.
What is the plural of greater yellow-headed vulture?
The plural of greater yellow-headed vulture is greater yellow-headed vultures.

Words near greater yellow-headed vulture in the dictionary

  1. Greater Willington
  2. greater wing
  3. greater wings
  4. greater yam
  5. greater yams
  6. greater yellow-headed vulture
  7. greater yellowlegs
  8. greatest
  9. greatest common denominator
  10. greatest common divisor
  11. greatest common divisors

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