Gallinazo
Americannoun
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Usually gallinazo any of several vultures of the Americas, especially Cathartes aura, the turkey vulture.
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Virú.
Etymology
Origin of Gallinazo
First recorded in 1745–55 Gallinazo for def. 1; from Spanish, from gallin(a) “hen” (from Latin gallīna ) + -azo, augmentative suffix (from Latin -āceus -aceous ( def. ) ); cf. gallinaceous ( def. )
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In this list may be included four species of the Caracara or Polyborus, the Turkey buzzard, the Gallinazo, and the Condor.
From The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin
If an animal dies on the plain the Gallinazo commences the feast, and then the two species of Polyborus pick the bones clean.
From The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin
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