black vulture
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black vulture
n.
A vulture (Coragyps atratus) of the eastern United States, Mexico, and Central and South America, having black plumage and a bald black head.
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black′ vul′ture
n.
a common New World vulture, Coragyps atratus, having a bald black head and black plumage.
[1785–95]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() cathartid, New World vulture - large birds of prey superficially similar to Old World vultures Coragyps, genus Coragyps - a genus of Cathartidae |
2. | ![]() Old World vulture - any of several large vultures of Africa and Eurasia Aegypius, genus Aegypius - a genus of Accipitridae |
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