Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Old World Vulture (band) — Old World Vulture Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada Genres Instrumental rock, indie rock, post rock, rock, psychedelic, avant garde, shoegazing, art rock, space rock, synth rock … Wikipedia
Old World vulture — Old World vultures Lappet faced Vultures (left) and a White backed Vulture Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
New World vulture — New World vultures Turkey Vulture Scientific classification … Wikipedia
New World vulture — noun large birds of prey superficially similar to Old World vultures • Syn: ↑cathartid • Hypernyms: ↑vulture • Hyponyms: ↑buzzard, ↑turkey buzzard, ↑turkey vulture, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
vulture — vulturelike, adj. /vul cheuhr/, n. 1. any of several large, primarily carrion eating Old World birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, often having a naked head and less powerful feet than those of the related hawks and eagles. 2. any of… … Universalium
Vulture — Taxobox name = Vultures image caption = Griffon vulture, Gyps fulvus image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves subdivision ranks = Families subdivision = Accipitridae (Aegypiinae) CathartidaeVultures are scavenging… … Wikipedia
vulture — [vul′chər] n. [ME vultur < L, akin to vellere, to tear: see VULNERABLE] 1. 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… … English World dictionary
Vulture — 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]}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vulture — [ vʌltʃə] noun 1》 a large bird of prey feeding chiefly on carrion, with the head and neck more or less bare of feathers. [Several species in the families Accipitridae (Old World) and Cathartidae (New World).] 2》 a contemptible person who preys on … English new terms dictionary
vulture — vul•ture [[t]ˈvʌl tʃər[/t]] n. 1) orn any of several large, naked headed New World birds of prey of the family Cathartidae that soar at a high altitude seeking carrion 2) orn any of several superficially similar Old World birds of the family… … From formal English to slang
