New World vulture

noun

Any of the large scavenging birds in the family Cathartidae.

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cathartid
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Meanings

nounNew World vulture (plural New World vultures)

plural New World vultures

  1. Any of the large scavenging birds in the family Cathartidae.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlarge birds of prey superficially similar to Old World vultures

Similar
cathartid
Broader
vulture
Also see
cathartid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 新大陸禿鷲 /新大陆秃鹫
  • 新大陸禿鷲 /新大陆秃鹫 (Xīn Dàlù tūjiù)bird of the family Cathartidae
Finnish kondori
  • kondoribird of the family Cathartidae
Japanese コンドル
  • コンドル (kondoru)bird of the family Cathartidae
Portuguese catartídeo, urubu
  • catartídeobird of the family Cathartidae
  • urububird of the family Cathartidae
  • condorbird of the family Cathartidae
Cite this entry
APA

New World vulture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20World%20vulture

MLA

“New World vulture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20World%20vulture. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “New World vulture,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20World%20vulture.

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