About The Word Vulture
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Vulture
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What's The Definition Of Vulture?
[n] any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion
[n] someone who attacks in search of booty Synonyms | Synonyms for Vulture: marauder | predator Related Terms | Find terms related to Vulture: See Also | Aegypiidae | aggressor | assailant | assaulter | attacker | bird of prey | cathartid | family Aegypiidae | New World vulture | Old World vulture | raptor | raptorial bird Vulture In Webster's Dictionary \Vul"ture\ (?; 135), n. [OE. vultur, L. vultur: cf. OF.
voltour, F. vautour.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of rapacious birds belonging to
{Vultur}, {Cathartes}, {Catharista}, and various other genera
of the family {Vulturid[ae]}.
Note: 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.
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