Vulture Definition

vŭlchər
vultures
noun
vultures
Any of a number of large birds of prey with a naked, usually brightly colored head and dark plumage, including the Old World vultures (family Accipitridae) and the New World vultures (family Cathartidae); esp., the New World turkey vulture: they feed chiefly or entirely on carrion and are found in tropical and temperate regions.
Webster's New World
Any greedy and ruthless person who preys on others.
Webster's New World
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vulture
Plural:
vultures

Origin of Vulture

  • Middle English from Old French voltour from Latin vultur

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin vultur, voltur.

    From Wiktionary

Vulture Sentence Examples

  • The griffon and the black vulture are also frequently seen.

  • The fable was that this constellation was one of the arrows with which Hercules killed the vulture which gnawed the liver of Prometheus.

  • Among the birds are the vulture, eagle, falcon, buzzard, kite, lark, nightingale, heron, stork and bustard.

  • The California vulture, the largest flying bird in North America and fully as large as the Andean condor, is not limited to California but is fairly common there.

  • The Raptores are well represented by a large number of genera and species, which include the condor, eagle, vulture, falcon, hawk and owl.

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