Torgos

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τόργος (tórgos, “vulture”).

Proper noun

Torgos m

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – the lappet-faced vulture (Torgos tracheliotus).

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; Accipitridae - family; Aegypiinae - subfamily

References

Torgos on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Torgos on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Torgos on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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