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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024vul•ture /ˈvʌltʃɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Birdsa large bird of prey, related to the hawks and eagles, that soars at a high altitude seeking dead animal flesh for food.
- a person or thing that is eager to gain from another's misfortune, as by greedily preying upon that person.
vul•tur•ous, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vul•ture (vul′chər),USA pronunciation n. - Birdsany of several large, primarily carrion-eating Old World birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, often having a naked head and less powerful feet than those of the related hawks and eagles.
- Birdsany of several superficially similar New World birds of the family Cathartidae, as the turkey vulture.
- a person or thing that preys, esp. greedily or unscrupulously:That vulture would sell out his best friend.
- Latin vultur
- Middle English 1325–75
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