Definition of Cathartidae

1. Noun. Condors; turkey buzzards; king vultures.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Cathartidae

Catha edulis
Cathal
Cathar
Catharacta
Catharacta skua
Catharanthus
Catharanthus alkaloids
Catharanthus roseus
Cathari
Catharine
Catharism
Catharist
Cathars
Cathartes
Cathartes aura
Cathartidae (current term)
Cathay
Cathaya
Cathayan
Cathayans
Cathays
Cathedral City
Cather
Catherine
Catherine Howard
Catherine I
Catherine II
Catherine Parr
Catherine de Medicis
Catherine of Aragon

Literary usage of Cathartidae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Bird Book: Illustrating in Natural Colors More Than Seven Hundred North by Chester Albert Reed (1914)
"Family Cathartidae Vultures are peculiarly formed birds of prey, having a bare head and neck, a lengthened bill strongly hooked at the end for tearing flesh ..."

2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1907)
"Structurally, the Cathartidae are of great interest, and the anatomy of those peculiar terrestrial scavengers must be still better known to us than it is, ..."

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