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单词 turkey vulture
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Definition of turkey vulture in English:

turkey vulture

noun
  • A common American vulture with black plumage and a bare red head.

    Cathartes aura, family Cathartidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Red-tailed hawks and turkey vultures circled above us in a blue sky.
    • George the turkey vulture was one of the star attractions at a birds of prey show at Turton Tower.
    • A turkey vulture is a slow pinwheel in the sky, a marker above Cather's prairie.
    • Images from night-vision video cameras identified bears, foxes, turkey vultures, wolves, bald eagles, and others at the plots.
    • The developers are waiting like the ubiquitous turkey vultures to get approval for their plans to convert all our open space into housing.
    • Unlike turkey vultures, which eat carcasses and rarely attack livestock, black vultures will go after piglets, sheep and cows as well as dead animals.
    • Each turkey vulture, like every cloud, has its silver lining.
    • One day, when a turkey vulture appeared far overhead, Duke ran him off, staying on the scavenger's tail till both birds were out of sight.
    • The turkey vulture flew over our house and landed on the neighbor's yard where it stayed for minutes fighting off two crows.
    • The turkey vulture is not the only opportunist circling in the roasting sun of the Chihuahuan desert for valuable quarry.
    • A few birds remain, notably an animitronic turkey vulture lurking in a corner.
    • The turkey vultures have come to eat us again
    • I looked across the cockpit and saw a large turkey vulture dive for cover.
    • For youngsters, there will be the opportunity to meet various birds of prey, including Simba the kestrel and George the turkey vulture.
    • The plumage of zone-tailed hawks looks similar to turkey vultures.
 
 

Definition of turkey vulture in US English:

turkey vulture

nounˈtərkē ˈvəlCHər
  • A common American vulture with black plumage and a bare red head.

    Cathartes aura, family Cathartidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The plumage of zone-tailed hawks looks similar to turkey vultures.
    • I looked across the cockpit and saw a large turkey vulture dive for cover.
    • The turkey vulture flew over our house and landed on the neighbor's yard where it stayed for minutes fighting off two crows.
    • Red-tailed hawks and turkey vultures circled above us in a blue sky.
    • The turkey vulture is not the only opportunist circling in the roasting sun of the Chihuahuan desert for valuable quarry.
    • A turkey vulture is a slow pinwheel in the sky, a marker above Cather's prairie.
    • Unlike turkey vultures, which eat carcasses and rarely attack livestock, black vultures will go after piglets, sheep and cows as well as dead animals.
    • The turkey vultures have come to eat us again
    • One day, when a turkey vulture appeared far overhead, Duke ran him off, staying on the scavenger's tail till both birds were out of sight.
    • For youngsters, there will be the opportunity to meet various birds of prey, including Simba the kestrel and George the turkey vulture.
    • The developers are waiting like the ubiquitous turkey vultures to get approval for their plans to convert all our open space into housing.
    • Each turkey vulture, like every cloud, has its silver lining.
    • Images from night-vision video cameras identified bears, foxes, turkey vultures, wolves, bald eagles, and others at the plots.
    • George the turkey vulture was one of the star attractions at a birds of prey show at Turton Tower.
    • A few birds remain, notably an animitronic turkey vulture lurking in a corner.
 
 
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