Definition of Genus Sarcorhamphus

1. Noun. Usually containing only the king vulture.

Exact synonyms: Sarcorhamphus
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Cathartidae, Family Cathartidae
Member holonyms: King Vulture, Sarcorhamphus Papa

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Sarcorhamphus

genus Sansevieria
genus Santalum
genus Santolina
genus Sanvitalia
genus Sapindus
genus Saponaria
genus Saprolegnia
genus Sarcobatus
genus Sarcocephalus
genus Sarcochilus
genus Sarcocystis
genus Sarcodes
genus Sarcophaga
genus Sarcophilus
genus Sarcoptes
genus Sarcorhamphus (current term)
genus Sarcostemma
genus Sarda
genus Sardina
genus Sardinia
genus Sardinops
genus Sarracenia
genus Satureia
genus Satureja
genus Saturnia
genus Sauromalus
genus Saurosuchus
genus Saururus

Literary usage of Genus Sarcorhamphus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Orr's Circle of the Sciences: A Series of Treatises on the Principles of by William Somerville Orr (1855)
"Another species of the genus Sarcorhamphus (so called from the fleshy wattles about the head and base of the bill), is the King Vulture (S. papa), ..."

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