Gaddha [Vedic gr̥dha; see gijjha] a vulture; in gaddhabādhipubbo, of the bhikkhu Ariṭṭha, who had been a vulture trainer in a former life Vin II 25 = IV 218 = M I 130; see also Vinaya Texts II 377.
(masc, masc, from gijjhati) vulture Construction: √gidh > gadh + ta