vulture

[Vul·ture]

A vulture is a type of bird with a bald head and neck that feeds on dead animals.

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Any one of numerous species of rapacious birds belonging to Vultur, Cathartes, Catharista, and various other genera of the family Vulturid'91.

Noun
any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion

Noun
someone who attacks in search of booty


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Any one of numerous species of rapacious birds belonging to Vultur, Cathartes, Catharista, and various other genera of the family Vulturidae.


Vulture

Vul"ture , n. [OE. vultur, L. vultur: cf. OF. voltour, F. vautour.] (Zo'94l.) Any one of numerous species of rapacious birds belonging to Vultur, Cathartes, Catharista, and various other genera of the family Vulturid'91. &hand; In most of the species the head and neck are naked or nearly so. They feed chiefly on carrion. The condor, king vulture, turkey buzzard, and black vulture (Catharista atrata) are well known American species. The griffin, lammergeir, and Pharaoh's chicken, or Egyptian vulture, are common Old World vultures.

Any one of numerous species of rapacious birds belonging to Vultur, Cathartes, Catharista, and various other genera of the family Vulturid'91.

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It disturbs me no more to find men base, unjust, or selfish than to see apes mischievous, wolves savage, or the vulture ravenous.

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