Wiktionary
griffon vulture
n. A large (vern: Old World vulture), ''Gyps fulvus'', native to mountainous areas from Iberia to Burma.
WordNet
griffon vulture
n. large vulture of southern Europe and northern Africa having pale plumage with black wings [syn: griffon, Gyps fulvus]
Wikipedia
Griffon vulture
The griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) is a large Old World vulture in the bird of prey family Accipitridae. It is also known as the Eurasian griffon.
Usage examples of "griffon vulture".
Up on the edge of the wood the air was silent, except for the buzz of the flies over certain dark patches on the fresh-turned earth, and the whistle of a griffon vulture wheeling high between two clouds.