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Torgos

noun
Tor·gos | \ ˈtȯrgəs , -ˌgäs \

Definition of Torgos 

: a genus of Old World vultures having fleshy lappets on the head — see pondicherry vulture

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History and Etymology for Torgos

New Latin, from Greek, vulture; probably akin to Old English storc stork

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