turkey buzzard
Origin of turkey buzzard
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How to use turkey buzzard in a sentence
Closely allied to the “turkey-buzzard” of the United States.
The Land of Fire | Mayne ReidThey had in their canoes quite a variety of game, and among them a large ill-smelling bird called a turkey-buzzard.
Algonquin Indian Tales | Egerton R. YoungThe children were interested in its appearance, as this was the first dead turkey-buzzard they had ever seen.
Algonquin Indian Tales | Egerton R. YoungIt is unpalatable to those Europeans who have never eaten a turkey buzzard.
Mogreb-el-Acksa | R. B. Cunninghame GrahamCows grazed in the river, and high above a turkey buzzard soared, gazing down to find death on the earth.
The Shadow | Mary White Ovington
British Dictionary definitions for turkey buzzard
a New World vulture, Cathartes aura, having a dark plumage and naked red head
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