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Rüppell's vulture

Rüppell's vulture noun: gyps rueppelli, a large, high-flying vulture mainly native to the Sahel region and East Africa.

Noun

Rüppell's vulture (plural Rüppell's vultures)

  1. Gyps rueppelli, a large, high-flying vulture mainly native to the Sahel region and East Africa.
    Synonyms:
    Rüppell's griffon vulture, Rüppell's griffon

Synonyms of Rüppell's vulture

  • Rüppell's griffon vulture
  • Rüppell's griffon

Forms of Rüppell's vulture

pluralRüppell's vultures

Origin of Rüppell's vulture

Named after German naturalist Eduard Rüppell.

Questions about Rüppell's vulture

What does Rüppell's vulture mean?
Rüppell's vulture means gyps rueppelli, a large, high-flying vulture mainly native to the Sahel region and East Africa.
What part of speech is Rüppell's vulture?
Rüppell's vulture is a noun.
What is the plural of Rüppell's vulture?
The plural of Rüppell's vulture is Rüppell's vultures.

Words near Rüppell's vulture in the dictionary

  1. Rüdesheimer
  2. Rügen
  3. Rüppell's fox
  4. Rüppell's sand fox
  5. Rüppell's sand foxes
  6. Rüppell's vulture
  7. Rüppell's warbler
  8. Rüppell's warblers
  9. rāgam
  10. rāgams
  11. Rāgarāja

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