vulture

Speech parts

1. vulture - Noun

2. vulture - Adjective

3. vulture - Verb

Meaning

Any one of numerous species of rapacious birds belonging to Vultur, Cathartes, Catharista, and various other genera of the family Vulturidae.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

eagle wolf falcon hawk raptor condor buzzard griffin piranha harpy marauder griffon clavier shark les
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Antonyms

herbivore target moral prey reward innocent
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Hypernyms

raptor animal attacker aggressor assailant assaulter

Hyponyms

Old World vulture cathartid New World vulture moss-trooper Aegypiidae family Aegypiidae

Phrases with the word

Pondicherry vulture water turkey vulture water vulture andean vulture white scavenger vulture greater yellow-headed vulture

Examples

A demi-god who has the form of an vulture that tries to rescue Sita from Ravana. Source: Internet

A wildlife charity in South Africa has created a "vulture restaurant" to feed wild birds raw meat when food is scarce. Source: Internet

Etruscan had some influence on Latin, as a few dozen Etruscan words and names were borrowed by the Romans, some of which remain in modern languages, such as: columna (column), voltur (vulture), tuba (trumpet), vagina (sheath), populus (people). Source: Internet

Another bird comes after the vulture, and in fighting him off, the vulture accidentally drops the bone into the Ganga below. Source: Internet

Lyra was often represented on star maps as a vulture or an eagle carrying a lyre, and hence sometimes referred to as Aquila Cadens or Vultur Cadens. Source: Internet

In some species the snapping zooids are mounted on a peduncle (stalk), their bird-like appearance responsible for the term – Charles Darwin described these as like "the head and beak of a vulture in miniature, seated on a neck and capable of movement". Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Vultaggio vultern vultur gryphus vulture bee vulture capitalism vulture capitalist