turkey buzzard

noun

1. turkey vulture.

turkey buzzard

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of turkey buzzard¹

An Americanism dating back to 1665–75

Example Sentences

Closely allied to the “turkey-buzzard” of the United States.

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They had in their canoes quite a variety of game, and among them a large ill-smelling bird called a turkey-buzzard.

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The children were interested in its appearance, as this was the first dead turkey-buzzard they had ever seen.

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It is unpalatable to those Europeans who have never eaten a Turkey Buzzard.

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Cows grazed in the river, and high above a turkey buzzard soared, gazing down to find death on the earth.

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