Lexic.us

Definition of Vulture

1. Noun. Any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion.

Definition of Vulture

1. n. Any one of numerous species of rapacious birds belonging to Vultur, Cathartes, Catharista, and various other genera of the family Vulturidæ.

2. n. Any one of numerous species of rapacious birds belonging to Vultur, Cathartes, Catharista, and various other genera of the family Vulturidæ.

Definition of Vulture

1. Noun. Any of several carrion-eating birds of the families ''Accipitridae'' and ''Cathartidae''. ¹

2. Noun. (colloquial) A person who profits from the suffering of others. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Vulture

1. a bird of prey [n -S]

Medical Definition of Vulture

1. Any one of numerous species of rapacious birds belonging to Vultur, Cathartes, Catharista, and various other genera of the family Vulturidae. In most of the species the head and neck are naked or nearly so. They feed chiefly on carrion. The condor, king vulture, turkey buzzard, and black vulture (Catharista atrata) are well known American species. The griffin, lammergeir, and Pharaoh's chicken, or Egyptian vulture, are common Old World vultures. Origin: OE. Vultur, L. Vultur: cf. OF. Voltour, F. Vautour. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Vulture

Other Resources: