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Definition of King vulture

1. Noun. Large black-and-white vulture of South America and Central America; have colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on head and neck.

Lexicographical Neighbors of King Vulture

Literary usage of King vulture

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

1. Papers of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University by Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (1910)
"Two species only seem to occur in the writings, the king vulture and the black vulture. The former is a large black and white bird with the head and the ..."

2. The English Cyclopaediaby Charles Knight by Charles Knight (1867)
"With a highly developed sense of smelling and a piercing sight, the expanse and strength of the wing of the king vulture enables it to reach a lofty height, ..."

3. The Birds about Us by Charles Conrad Abbott (1894)
"... yet the sparrow and the thrush have a standing in the bird-world that is far more exalted than that of the eagle, falcon, or even the huge king vulture. ..."

4. A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles by Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon, John Wright (1831)
"The different Species of Vultures—The king vulture, the Secretary, fyc—.The FALCON.. .Description of the Art of Falconry... Species of Falcons and other ..."

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