Meanings
nounking vulture (plural king vultures)
plural king vultures
- A widespread species of New World vulture, Sarcoramphus papa.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounlarge black-and-white vulture of South America and Central America; have colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on head and neck
Similar
Sarcorhamphus papa
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan voltor reial, rei dels zopilots
- voltor reialSarcoramphus papa
- rei dels zopilotsSarcoramphus papa
Dutch koningsgier
- koningsgierSarcoramphus papa
Estonian kuningkondor
- kuningkondorSarcoramphus papa
Finnish kuningaskondori
- kuningaskondoriSarcoramphus papa
French sarcoramphe roi, vautour pape
- sarcoramphe roiSarcoramphus papa
- vautour papeSarcoramphus papa
German Königsgeier
- KönigsgeierSarcoramphus papa
Italian avvoltoio reale
- avvoltoio realeSarcoramphus papa
Polish kondor królewski
- kondor królewskiSarcoramphus papa
Portuguese urubu-rei
- urubu-reiSarcoramphus papa
Russian короле́вский гриф
- короле́вский гриф (korolévskij grif)Sarcoramphus papa
Spanish zopilote rey
- zopilote reySarcoramphus papa
Swedish kungsgam
- kungsgamSarcoramphus papa
Cite this entry
APA
king vulture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/king%20vulture
MLA
“king vulture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/king%20vulture. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “king vulture,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/king%20vulture.
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