Genus Gypaetus (Noun)
Meaning
In some classifications the type genus of the family Aegypiidae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The genus Gypaetus, which includes Gyps and Aegypius, is considered to form the type genus of the family Aegypiidae.
- Of these classification options the genus Gypaetus is often regarded as the type genus of the family Aegypiidae.
- The genus Gypaetus is considered to be one of the most important genera for the study of Aegypiidae systematics as the type genus.
- The genus Gypaetus is, in some classifications, the type genus of the family Aegypiidae along with Gyps and Aegypius genera being part of it.
- The genus Gypaetus forms, in view of some taxonomists, the type genus of the family Aegypiidae with the classification continuing to evolve.