Pha"raoh (?), n. [Heb. paroh; of Egyptian origin: cf. L. pharao, Gr. . Cf. Faro.]
1.
A title by which the sovereigns of ancient Egypt were designated.
2.
See Faro.
Pharaoh's chicken Zool., the gier-eagle, or Egyptian vulture; -- so called because often sculpured on Egyptian monuments. It is nearly white in color. -- Pharaoh's rat Zool., the common ichneumon.
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