| 单词 | vulture |
| 释义 | Word Frequency vulture(ˈvʌltʃə) noun 1. any of various very large diurnal birds of prey of the genera Neophron, Gyps, Gypaetus, etc, of Africa, Asia, and warm parts of Europe, typically having broad wings and soaring flight and feeding on carrion: family Accipitridae (hawks) See also griffon1 (sense 2), lammergeier 2. any similar bird of the family Cathartidae of North, Central, and South America See also condor, turkey buzzard 3. a person or thing that preys greedily and ruthlessly on others, esp the helpless Derived forms vulture-like (ˈvulture-ˌlike) adjective Word origin C14: from Old French voltour, from Latin vultur; perhaps related to Latin vellere to pluck, tear |
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