turkey buzzard

Variant of turkey vulture

turkey vulture definition

turkey vulture

a dark-colored vulture (Cathartes aura) of temperate and tropical America, resembling a turkey in having a naked, reddish head
also called turkey buzzard

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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