Aegypiidae
plural noun
Ae·gy·pi·i·dae
ˌē-jə-ˈpī-ə-ˌdē
in some classifications
: a family (order Falconiformes) comprising the Old World vultures all with naked heads and longer wings and smaller tails than the typical eagles
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Aegypius, type genus (from Greek aigypios vulture) + -idae
First Known Use
1931, in the meaning defined above