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griffon (griffon vulture) Carrion-eating bird of prey of Eurasia and n Africa, with gold or sandy-brown plumage. It is gregarious and nests in large flocks. Length: 1m (3.3ft). Family Accipitridae; species Gyps fulvus.

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