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Gymnogyps

Gymnogyps

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A group of large vultures that includes the California condor
  • proper noun
  • /dʒɪmˈnoʊdʒɪps/
  • Specialized
translation icon : Gymnogyps
  • Researchers are studying Gymnogyps to understand its unique feeding habits and breeding patterns.
  • Gymnogyps californianus
  • Gymnogyps condor

Examples

  • The California condor, belonging to the genus Gymnogyps, is one of the largest flying birds in North America.

  • A similar vaccination program has been effective in reducing the vulnerability of wild California condors (Gymnogyps californianus) to WNV (Chang et al. 2007).

    Academic text (2011)

  • The rare bird, Gymnogyps californianus, was successfully reintroduced into the wild after years of conservation efforts.

Compounds

Gymnogyps californianus
  • Specialized
9.9

A very large North American bird that eats dead animals and is nearly extinct in the wild

Surface Forms

Gymnogyps main

Morphology

Gymnogyps = gymno + gyps

A specialized taxonomic/proper name built from Greek combining forms; the parts are not meaningful productive English morphemes for general learners, so the sense is not transparently derivable.

Etymology

Gymnogyps is a scientific name made from Greek roots gymno- 'naked' and gyps 'vulture'. Because the condor has a bare head, this name fits the large vulture known as the California condor.