turkey vulture

noun

A common New World vulture, Cathartes aura.

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carrion crowJohn crowturkey buzzardbuzzardCathartes aura
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Meanings

nounturkey vulture (plural turkey vultures)

plural turkey vultures

  1. A common New World vulture, Cathartes aura.

    Synonyms: carrion crow, John crow, turkey buzzard

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA common New World vulture, Cathartes aura.

Similar
carrion crowJohn crowturkey buzzard

More synonyms by meaning

nouna New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States

Similar
buzzardturkey buzzardCathartes aura
Broader
New World vulturecathartid
Also see
buzzardturkey buzzard

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian американски лешояд
  • американски лешояд (amerikanski lešojad)a common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
Catalan zopilot, urubú
  • zopilota common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
  • urubúa common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
Danish kalkungrib
  • kalkungriba common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
Estonian kalkunkondor
  • kalkunkondora common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
Finnish kalkkunakondori
  • kalkkunakondoria common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
French urubu à tête rouge
  • urubu à tête rougea common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
German Truthahngeier
  • Truthahngeiera common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
Hebrew קתרטס תרנגולי
  • קתרטס תרנגוליa common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
Hungarian pulykakeselyű
  • pulykakeselyűa common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
Icelandic kalkúngammur
  • kalkúngammura common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
Irish bultúr turcach
  • bultúr turcacha common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
Italian avvoltoio collorosso
  • avvoltoio collorossoa common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
Polish sępnik różowogłowy
  • sępnik różowogłowya common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
Portuguese urubu-de-cabeça-vermelha
  • urubu-de-cabeça-vermelhaa common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
Russian гриф-инде́йка
  • гриф-инде́йка (grif-indéjka)a common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
Spanish jote, zopilote
  • jotea common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
  • zopilotea common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
  • gallinazoa common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
Swahili tai mzoga
  • tai mzogaa common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
Swedish kalkongam
  • kalkongama common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
Turkish hindi akbabası
  • hindi akbabasıa common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
Cite this entry
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turkey vulture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turkey%20vulture

MLA

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

Chicago

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