king vulture

king vulture
noun
large black-and-white vulture of South America and Central America; have colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on head and neck
Syn: ↑Sarcorhamphus papa
Hypernyms: ↑New World vulture, ↑cathartid
Member Holonyms: ↑Sarcorhamphus, ↑genus Sarcorhamphus

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noun
: a large vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) ranging from Mexico to Paraguay that is creamy white in color with wings, rump, and tail black and the carunculate head and the neck colored scarlet, yellow, orange, and blue

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a large, black-and-white vulture, Sarcorhamphus papa, of Central and South America, having colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on its head and neck.
[1880-85]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • King vulture — King King, n. [AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[ o]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • King Vulture — Taxobox name = King Vulture status = LC status system = iucn3.1 status ref = image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Incertae sedis (disputed) familia = Cathartidae genus = Sarcoramphus genus authority =… …   Wikipedia

  • king vulture — karališkieji grifai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Sarcoramphus angl. king vulture vok. Königsgeier, m rus. королевский гриф, m pranc. sarcoramphe, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – Naujojo pasaulio grifai siauresnis… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • king vulture — karališkasis grifas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Sarcoramphus papa angl. king vulture vok. Königsgeier, m rus. королевский гриф, m pranc. sarcoramphe roi, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – karališkieji grifai …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • king-vulture — king vulˈture noun A large brilliantly coloured tropical American vulture • • • Main Entry: ↑king …   Useful english dictionary

  • king vulture — a large, black and white vulture, Sarcorhamphus papa, of Central and South America, having colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on its head and neck. [1880 85] * * * …   Universalium

  • king vulture — n. large vulture …   English contemporary dictionary

  • king of the vultures — king vulture …   Useful english dictionary

  • King — King, n. [AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[ o]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin}.] 1 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • King auk — King King, n. [AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[ o]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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