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New World vulture

noun

large birds of prey superficially similar to Old World vultures

• Syn: ↑cathartid

• Hypernyms: ↑vulture

• Hyponyms:

↑buzzard, ↑turkey buzzard, ↑turkey vulture, ↑Cathartes aura, ↑condor, ↑black vulture, ↑carrion crow, ↑Coragyps atratus, ↑king vulture, ↑Sarcorhamphus papa

• Member Holonyms: ↑Cathartidae, ↑family Cathartidae

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noun

Usage: usually capitalized N&W

: a bird of the family Cathartidae

Useful english dictionary. 2012.