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高山兀鹫

gāo shān wù jiùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(bird species of China) Himalayan vulture (Gyps himalayensis)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-5f445908273e6588. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

高山兀鷲 高山兀鹫 [gao1 shan1 wu4 jiu4] /(bird species of China) Himalayan vulture (Gyps himalayensis)/

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Other forms in these source records: 高山兀鷲

  • 高
    gāo

    high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific)

    Gāo

    surname Gao

  • 山
    shān

    mountain / hill (CL:座[zuò]) / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on

    Shān

    surname Shan

  • 兀
    wù

    (literary) rising to a height / towering / (literary) bald / bare / (literary) still / yet

    Wù

    surname Wu

  • 鹫
    jiù

    vulture

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