black vulture
Americannoun
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Also called carrion crow. an American vulture, Coragyps atratus, having a black, bald head and black plumage.
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any of several Old World vultures, especially Aegypius monachus, of southern Europe, Asia, and North Africa.
Etymology
Origin of black vulture
First recorded in 1785–95
Example Sentences
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Nearby, another mural by Matarrita, this time painted on a security screen, celebrates an unpopular bird: the black vulture.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 7, 2022
Examples of protected species include northern cardinals, the red-tailed hawk, and the American black vulture.
From Textbooks ● Sep. 6, 2018
On the mantel were a tail feather from a black vulture, a bracket fungus, and an owl carved from jetsam whalebone that someone had sent to help him see in the dark.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 10, 2017
A black vulture flies in 2006 in the Florida Everglades National Park.
From Slate ● Apr. 22, 2015
The last may be the king rather than the black vulture, as suggested above.
From Animal Figures in the Maya Codices by Tozzer, Alfred M. (Alfred Marston)
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