griffon vulture

/ˈɡɹɪfən ˈvʌlt͡ʃəɹ/

noun

A large Old World vulture, Gyps fulvus, native to mountainous areas from Iberia to Burma.

Similar
Eurasian griffongriffonGyps fulvus
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Meanings

noungriffon vulture (plural griffon vultures)

plural griffon vultures · alternative uncommon griffon-vulture

  1. A large Old World vulture, Gyps fulvus, native to mountainous areas from Iberia to Burma.

    Synonyms: Eurasian griffon

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA large Old World vulture, Gyps fulvus, native to mountainous areas from Iberia to Burma.

Similar
Eurasian griffon

More synonyms by meaning

nounlarge vulture of southern Europe and northern Africa having pale plumage with black wings

Similar
griffonGyps fulvus
Broader
Old World vulture
Also see
griffon

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic نسر أسمر
  • نسر أسمرGyps fulvus
Basque sai arre
  • sai arreGyps fulvus
Bulgarian белоглав лешояд
  • белоглав лешояд (beloglav lešojad)Gyps fulvus
Catalan voltor comú
  • voltor comúGyps fulvus
Chinese Mandarin 兀鷲 /兀鹫
  • 兀鷲 /兀鹫 (wùjiù)Gyps fulvus
Czech sup bělohlavý
  • sup bělohlavýGyps fulvus
Danish gåsegrib
  • gåsegribGyps fulvus
Dutch vale gier
  • vale gierGyps fulvus
Esperanto ansergrifo
  • ansergrifoGyps fulvus
Estonian kaeluskotkas
  • kaeluskotkasGyps fulvus
Finnish hanhikorppikotka
  • hanhikorppikotkaGyps fulvus
French vautour fauve, vautour griffon
  • vautour fauveGyps fulvus
  • vautour griffonGyps fulvus
German Gänsegeier
  • GänsegeierGyps fulvus
Greek όρνιο
  • όρνιο (órnio)Gyps fulvus
Hebrew נֶשֶׁר
  • נֶשֶׁר (nésher)Gyps fulvus
Hungarian fakó keselyű
  • fakó keselyűGyps fulvus
Icelandic gæsagammur
  • gæsagammurGyps fulvus
Irish badhbh ghríofa
  • badhbh ghríofaGyps fulvus
Italian griffone
  • griffoneGyps fulvus
Japanese 白襟禿鷲
  • 白襟禿鷲 (shiroerihagewashi)Gyps fulvus
Latin Gyps fulvus
  • Gyps fulvusGyps fulvus
Latvian baltgalvas grifs
  • baltgalvas grifsGyps fulvus
Lithuanian grifas
  • grifasGyps fulvus
Norwegian gåsegribb
  • gåsegribbGyps fulvus
Persian دال
  • دال (dâl)Gyps fulvus
Polish sęp płowy
  • sęp płowyGyps fulvus
Portuguese grifo
  • grifoGyps fulvus
Romanian vultur pleșuv sur, grifon
  • vultur pleșuv surGyps fulvus
  • grifonGyps fulvus
  • vultur surGyps fulvus
Russian белоголо́вый сип
  • белоголо́вый сип (belogolóvyj sip)Gyps fulvus
Slovak sup bielohlavý
  • sup bielohlavýGyps fulvus
Spanish buitre leonado
  • buitre leonadoGyps fulvus
Swedish gåsgam
  • gåsgamGyps fulvus
Turkish kızıl akbaba
  • kızıl akbabaGyps fulvus
Ukrainian білоголо́вий сип
  • білоголо́вий сип (biloholóvyj syp)Gyps fulvus
Cite this entry
APA

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

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

Chicago

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