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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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of turkey vulture1
An Americanism dating back to 1815–25
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Example Sentences
In Argentina the Turkey-Vulture appears only to occur in the northern and western provinces.
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In America the name "buzzard" is popularly given to the turkey-buzzard or turkey-vulture (Cathartes Aura).
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