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Cathartidae

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Noun1.Cathartidae - condors; turkey buzzards; king vultures
family Cathartidae
bird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
Falconiformes, order Falconiformes - chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons; hawks; eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vultures
cathartid, New World vulture - large birds of prey superficially similar to Old World vultures
Cathartes, genus Cathartes - type genus of the Cathartidae: turkey vultures
genus Vultur, Vultur - a bird that is usually restricted to the Andean condor
genus Gymnogyps, Gymnogyps - containing solely the California condor
Coragyps, genus Coragyps - a genus of Cathartidae
genus Sarcorhamphus, Sarcorhamphus - usually containing only the king vulture


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