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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Heb.

parōh

; of Egyptian origin: cf. L.

pharao

, Gr.

φαραώ

. Cf.

A title by which the sovereigns of ancient Egypt were designated.

See

Pharaoh’s chicken

(Zool.)

the gier-eagle, or Egyptian vulture; – so called because often sculpured on Egyptian monuments. It is nearly white in color.

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Pharaoh's rat

(Zool.)

the common ichneumon.