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Definition of Cathartes
1. Noun. Type genus of the Cathartidae: turkey vultures.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Cathartidae, Family Cathartidae
Member holonyms: Buzzard, Cathartes Aura, Turkey Buzzard, Turkey Vulture
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cathartes
Literary usage of Cathartes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Birds of America by John James] [Audubon (1840)
"Claws strong, arched, compressed, obtuse. CALIFORNIAN VULTURE. cathartes ...
It associates with cathartes Aura, but is easily distinguished from that ..."
2. A Manual of the Vertebrate Animals of the Northern United States: Including by David Starr Jordan (1899)
"cathartes, 414. aa. Wings short, scarce!/ reaching middle of tail; tail truncate;
nostrils small and narrow . ..."
3. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"It is found in the most elevated mountains of the Andes in South America, and
flies higher than any other bird. The cathartes, CUT. ..."
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