Meanings
nounOld World vulture (plural Old World vultures)
plural Old World vultures
- Any of the large scavenging birds found in the Old World and belonging to the family Accipitridae.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 舊大陸禿鹫 /旧大陆秃鹫
- 舊大陸禿鹫 /旧大陆秃鹫 (Jiù Dàlù tūjiù)large scavenging bird
Dutch gier van de Oude Wereld
- gier van de Oude Wereldlarge scavenging bird
Finnish korppikotka
- korppikotkalarge scavenging bird
Italian avvoltoio
- avvoltoiolarge scavenging bird
Japanese 禿鷲
- 禿鷲 (hagewashi)large scavenging bird
Korean 구세계독수리
- 구세계독수리 (gusegyedoksuri)large scavenging bird
Portuguese abutre-do-velho-mundo
- abutre-do-velho-mundolarge scavenging bird
Cite this entry
APA
Old World vulture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20World%20vulture
MLA
“Old World vulture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20World%20vulture. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Old World vulture,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20World%20vulture.
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