Black-vulture definition

A vulture (Coragyps atratus) of the eastern United States, Mexico, and Central and South America, having black plumage and a bald black head.
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(zoology) An American vulture species, Coragyps atratus, with black plumage.
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A north African and Eurasian vulture species, Aegypius monachus.
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Attributive form of black vulture, noun.

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Noun

Singular:
black-vulture
Plural:
black-vultures

Black-vulture Sentence Examples

  • In the eastern portion of the Coastal Plain Region are the cotton rat, rice-field rat, marsh rabbit, big-eared bat, brown pelican, swallow-tailed kite, black vulture and some rattlesnakes and cotton-mouth moccasin snakes, all of which are common farther south; and there are some turtles and terrapins, and many geese, swans, ducks, and other water-fowl.

  • The griffon and the black vulture are also frequently seen.

  • The carrion crow, or black vulture (Catharista atrata), is also common to every part of the country, and is the general scavenger.

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