vulture

vul·ture  (vlchr)

n.

1. Any of various large birds of prey of the New World family Cathartidae or of the Old World family Accipitridae, characteristically having dark plumage and a featherless head and neck and generally feeding on carrion.

2. A person of a rapacious, predatory, or profiteering nature.

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[Middle English, from Old French voltour, from Latin vultur.]

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vulture

Noun

1. a very large bird of prey that feeds on flesh of dead animals

2. a person who profits from the misfortune and weakness of others [Latin vultur]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	vulture - any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird - any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals Aegypiidae, family Aegypiidae - in some classifications considered the family comprising the Old World vultures which are more often included in the family Accipitridae Old World vulture - any of several large vultures of Africa and Eurasia cathartid, New World vulture - large birds of prey superficially similar to Old World vultures
	2.	vulture - someone who attacks in search of booty marauder, piranha, predator aggressor, assailant, assaulter, attacker - someone who attacks moss-trooper - a marauder and plunderer (originally operating in the bogs between England and Scotland)

Translations

vulture [ˈvʌltʃəʳ] n → buitre m; gallinazo (LAM)

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vulture [ˈvʌltʃəʳ] n → vautour m

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vulture [ˈvʌltʃəʳ] n (also fig) → Geier m

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vulture [ˈvʌltʃəʳ] n → avvoltoio

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vulture

n vulture [ˈvaltʃə]

a type of large bird of prey feeding chiefly on dead bodies. aasvoël نَسْر лешояд sup grib der Geier όρνιο buitre raisakotkas کرکس korppikotka vautour נֶשֶר चील lešinar keselyű burung nasar hrægammur avvoltoio はげわし (죽은 고기를 주식으로 하는) 독수리 grifas grifs; maitu lija burung hering gier gribb sęp abutre vultur гриф sup jastreb lešinar gam นกแร้ง akbaba 禿鷲 гриф گدھ، کرگس chim kền kền 秃鹫