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turkey vulture

noun

  1. a blackish-brown vulture, Cathartes aura, from the southern U.S. to South America, having a bare, wrinkled, red head and neck.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of turkey vulture1

An Americanism dating back to 1815–25
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Example Sentences

In Argentina the Turkey-Vulture appears only to occur in the northern and western provinces.

In America the name "buzzard" is popularly given to the turkey-buzzard or turkey-vulture (Cathartes Aura).

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