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单词 turkey vulture
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turkey vulture


noun

a blackish-brown vulture, Cathartes aura, from the southern U.S. to South America, having a bare, wrinkled, red head and neck.
Also called turkey buzzard.

Origin of turkey vulture

An Americanism dating back to 1815–25

Words nearby turkey vulture

turkey nest, turkey oak, Turkey red, turkey shoot, turkey trot, turkey vulture, Turki, Turkic, Turkish, Turkish Angora, Turkish bath
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Example sentences from the Web for turkey vulture

  • In Argentina the Turkey-Vulture appears only to occur in the northern and western provinces.

    Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2)|P. L. Sclater
  • In America the name "buzzard" is popularly given to the turkey-buzzard or turkey-vulture (Cathartes Aura).

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4|Various
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