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 [ˈvʌltʃə]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various very large diurnal birds of prey of the genera Neophron, Gyps, Gypaetus, etc., of Africa, Asia, and warm parts of Europe, typically having broad wings and soaring flight and feeding on carrion: family Accipitridae (hawks) See also griffon¹ [2] lammergeier

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any similar bird of the family Cathartidae of North, Central, and South America See also condor, turkey buzzard

3. a person or thing that preys greedily and ruthlessly on others, esp the helpless

[from Old French voltour, from Latin vultur; perhaps related to Latin vellere to pluck, tear]

vulture-like  adj

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

1. (Orn) → buitre m, zopilote m (CAm, Mex), aura f (Carib), carancho m (S. Cone), gallinazo m (Col, Andes), urubú m (Peru, Uru), zamuro m (Ven)
black vulture → buitre m negro

2. (fig) → buitre m
as the vultures from the press descended → cuando los buitres de la prensa se acercaron
they're like a lot of vultures → son una panda de buitres
see also culture

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vulture [ˈvʌltʃə^r] n → vautour m

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vulture

n (lit, fig) → Geier m

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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 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

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vulture → نسر sup grib Geier όρνιο buitre korppikotka vautour lešinar avvoltoio ハゲワシ 독수리 gier gribb sęp abutre гриф gam นกแร้ง akbaba chim ó 秃鹰