king vulture
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of king vulture
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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"We would like to see the Asian king vulture soar once again through the skies of Thailand," he said.
From Reuters • Apr. 26, 2023
His king vulture, Maloney, lovingly groomed his mustache with its enormous beak.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 13, 2015
Or the rarer king vulture, sarcoramphus papa, also called condor Amazónico?
From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2014
The heads of many were covered with broad fillets of embroidered wampum, out of which stood the wing plumes of the king vulture, or the gossamer feathers of the sand-hill crane.
From Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land by Reid, Mayne
Cathartes, turkey buzzards, Sarcorhamphus gryphus, condor Gypagus papa, king vulture.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
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