Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rüppell's vulture

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rup-pel-l's vul-ture
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Gyps rueppelli, a large, high-flying vulture mainly native to the Sahel region and East Africa.

Etymology

Named after German naturalist Eduard Rüppell.

Inflected Forms

Rüppell's vultures (plural)

Synonyms

Rüppell's griffon vulture Rüppell's griffon

Questions

What does rüppell's vulture mean?: Gyps rueppelli, a large, high-flying vulture mainly native to the Sahel region and East Africa.
Where does rüppell's vulture come from?: Named after German naturalist Eduard Rüppell.

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