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

The site today is in an empty meadow where the wind blows off the river and the shadows of soaring turkey buzzards drift over the landscape.

From Washington Post

Sign you really have bad breath: The turkey buzzard next to you edges away.

From Washington Post

I paused to swig some of the liter-plus water I’d brought, and to appreciate the breeze, while turkey buzzards the color of char rode the cool updraft over the lake.

From New York Times

Three days later, like turkey buzzards settling on a corpse, the reporters came.

From Literature

He threw a rock at the turkey buzzard.

From Literature