vul´ture|like´

vul|ture «VUHL chuhr», noun.

1. a large bird of prey related to the eagles, falcons, and hawks, that eats the flesh of dead animals. Vultures usually have featherless heads and necks, weak talons, and keen sight. They comprise two families, one of the Old World, that includes the griffon vulture, and the other of the New World, that includes the condor, the turkey buzzard or turkey vulture, and the black vulture.

2. Figurative. a person that preys upon another; greedy, ruthless person: »

Misers, swindlers, and other vultures are not welcome here.

╂[< Latin vultur, -uris]

–vul´ture|like´, adjective.