Egyptian vulture

noun

Neophron percnopterus, a species of vulture found in the Mediterranean region and Asia.

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white scavenger vulturepharaoh's chickenNeophron percnopterus
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Meanings

nounEgyptian vulture (plural Egyptian vultures)

plural Egyptian vultures

  1. Neophron percnopterus, a species of vulture found in the Mediterranean region and Asia.

    Synonyms: white scavenger vulture, pharaoh's chicken

Synonyms & antonyms

nounNeophron percnopterus, a species of vulture found in the Mediterranean region and Asia.

Similar
white scavenger vulturepharaoh's chicken

More synonyms by meaning

nounsmall mostly white vulture of Africa and southern Eurasia

Similar
Pharaoh's chickenNeophron percnopterus
Broader
Old World vulture
Also see
pharaoh's chickenwhite scavenger vulture

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic رَخَم, رَخَمَة
  • رَخَم (raḵam)Neophron percnopterus
  • رَخَمَة (raḵama)Neophron percnopterus
  • رَخَمَة مِصْرِيَّةNeophron percnopterus
  • نَسْر مِصْرِيّ (nasr miṣriyy)Neophron percnopterus
  • عُقَاب مِصْرِيّ (ʕuqāb miṣriyy)Neophron percnopterus
Basque saizuri
  • saizuriNeophron percnopterus
Catalan aufrany
  • aufranyNeophron percnopterus
Finnish pikkukorppikotka
  • pikkukorppikotkaNeophron percnopterus
French percnoptère d’Égypte
  • percnoptère d’ÉgypteNeophron percnopterus
German Schmutzgeier
  • SchmutzgeierNeophron percnopterus
Hebrew רָחָם
  • רָחָם (raḥám)Neophron percnopterus
Italian capovaccaio
  • capovaccaioNeophron percnopterus
Persian کرکس مصری, مرغ فرعون
  • کرکس مصری (karkas-e mesri)Neophron percnopterus
  • مرغ فرعون (morɣ-e fer'on)Neophron percnopterus
Polish ścierwnik, białosęp
  • ścierwnikNeophron percnopterus
  • białosępNeophron percnopterus
Romanian hoitar
  • hoitarNeophron percnopterus
Russian обыкнове́нный стервя́тник, стервя́тник
  • обыкнове́нный стервя́тник (obyknovénnyj stervjátnik)Neophron percnopterus
  • стервя́тник (stervjátnik)Neophron percnopterus
  • ягня́тник (jagnjátnik)Neophron percnopterus
Spanish alimoche, guirre
  • alimocheNeophron percnopterus
  • guirreNeophron percnopterus
Swedish smutsgam
  • smutsgamNeophron percnopterus
Turkish küçük akbaba
  • küçük akbabaNeophron percnopterus
Cite this entry
APA

Egyptian vulture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Egyptian%20vulture

MLA

“Egyptian vulture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Egyptian%20vulture. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Egyptian vulture,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Egyptian%20vulture.

Source: Egyptian vulture on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.