noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of Egyptian vulture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Egyptian vulture
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
pharaoh's chicken
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noun
Meaning 2
Alternative form of pharaoh's chicken.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
small mostly white vulture of Africa and southern Eurasia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Egyptian vulture, Neophron percnopterus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Old World vulture
History
Etymology
So called because it is often found in Ancient Egyptian sculpture.