Definition of Sarcorhamphus papa

1. Noun. Large black-and-white vulture of South America and Central America; have colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on head and neck.

Exact synonyms: King Vulture
Generic synonyms: Cathartid, New World Vulture
Group relationships: Genus Sarcorhamphus, Sarcorhamphus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sarcorhamphus Papa

Sarcocystis lindemanni
Sarcocystis miescheriana
Sarcocystis suihominis
Sarcocystis tenella
Sarcodes
Sarcodes sanguinea
Sarcophaga carnaria
Sarcophilus
Sarcophilus hariisi
Sarcopsylla penetrans
Sarcopsyllidae
Sarcoptes
Sarcoptes scabiei
Sarcoptidae
Sarcorhamphus
Sarcorhamphus papa
Sarcoscypha coccinea
Sarcoscyphaceae
Sarcosomataceae
Sarcosporidia
Sarcostemma
Sarcostemma acidum
Sarda
Sarda chiliensis
Sarda lineolata
Sarda sarda
Sardar
Sardegna
Sardes
Sardina

Literary usage of Sarcorhamphus papa

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

1. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1853)
"... and have a downy bloom as it were, which it is impossible to imitate by painting the preserved specimen. sarcorhamphus papa of Dumeril. ..."

2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1871)
"... and the John Crow (sarcorhamphus papa) of the West Indies. Reasons are there given also for referring the Haliaetus pelagicus to the H. ..."

3. A Journey in Brazil by Louis Agassiz, Elizabeth Cabot Cary Agassiz (1886)
"... the pheasants of the Amazons, clustered in the bushes; once a pair of large king vultures (sarcorhamphus papa) rested for a moment within gunshot, ..."

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