turkey buzzard

noun

turkey vulture.

Origin of turkey buzzard

An Americanism dating back to 1665–75

Words nearby turkey buzzard

Turkana, Turkestan, Turkestani, turkey, turkey brown, turkey buzzard, Turkey carpet, turkey cock, turkey nest, turkey oak, Turkey red

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Example sentences from the Web for turkey buzzard

A turkey-buzzard lighted on a stump out there, and I guess I must have forgot myself and cocked my gun, for it went off.
Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6)|John McElroy
His wings are full and long, and his flight is most graceful and easy, not unlike that of his congener the turkey-buzzard.
The Boy Hunters|Captain Mayne Reid
The turkey-buzzard is a solitary bird, or at most goes in pairs.
A Naturalist's Voyage Round the World|Charles Darwin
They had in their canoes quite a variety of game, and among them a large ill-smelling bird called a turkey-buzzard.
Algonquin Indian Tales|Egerton R. Young

Closely allied to the “turkey-buzzard” of the United States.
The Land of Fire|Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for turkey buzzard

turkey buzzard

turkey vulture

noun

a New World vulture, Cathartes aura, having a dark plumage and naked red head

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单词	turkey buzzard
释义	turkey buzzard noun turkey vulture. Origin of turkey buzzard An Americanism dating back to 1665–75 Words nearby turkey buzzard Turkana, Turkestan, Turkestani, turkey, turkey brown, turkey buzzard, Turkey carpet, turkey cock, turkey nest, turkey oak, Turkey red Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for turkey buzzard A turkey-buzzard lighted on a stump out there, and I guess I must have forgot myself and cocked my gun, for it went off. Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6)\|John McElroy His wings are full and long, and his flight is most graceful and easy, not unlike that of his congener the turkey-buzzard. The Boy Hunters\|Captain Mayne Reid The turkey-buzzard is a solitary bird, or at most goes in pairs. A Naturalist's Voyage Round the World\|Charles Darwin They had in their canoes quite a variety of game, and among them a large ill-smelling bird called a turkey-buzzard. Algonquin Indian Tales\|Egerton R. Young Closely allied to the “turkey-buzzard” of the United States. The Land of Fire\|Mayne Reid British Dictionary definitions for turkey buzzard turkey buzzard turkey vulture noun a New World vulture, Cathartes aura, having a dark plumage and naked red head Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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