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Definition of "black vulture" []

  • A carrion-eating bird (Coragyps atratus) of central North America and South America, having black plumage and a bald black head. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "black vulture" in a sentence
  • "We were glad of this occupation during the tedious business of smoking the bears’ meat, and availed ourselves of the leisure time by also preparing for stuffing the condor and the turkey buzzard, urubu or black vulture — for I could not determine to which species the smaller bird belonged."