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vultures
noun(vul-ture)
any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
vultures
noun(vul-ture)
a rapacious or predatory person
vultures
noun(vul-ture)
a large Old World vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) that occurs in mountainous regions and has long black bristles at the base of the bill : lammergeier
vultures
noun(vul-ture)
an American vulture (Cathartes aura) with a red head and whitish bill —called also turkey buzzard

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