vulture
Ravenous; rapaciousRavenous; rapacious
» Tom saw vultures flying overhead and began to worry.
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1 senses(obsolete)Ravenous; rapacious
Examples
32 sentencesTom saw vultures flying overhead and began to worry.
A dead deer being pecked by vultures, remains partly eaten by other animals, that sort of rotten meat is called 'carrion'.
Мертвий олень, подзьобаний стерв'ятниками, рештки частково з'їжені іншими тваринами, ось таке м'ясо, що розкладається називається "падаллю". — ChickenKiev
Vultures eat carrion.
Яструби їдять мертвечину. — deniko
Can a vulture eat a cheetah?
Where there is carrion, vultures gather.
Origin
Borrowed into Middle English from Anglo-Norman vultur, from Old French voutoir, voutre, frBorrowed into Middle English from Anglo-Norman vultur, from Old French voutoir, voutre, from Latin vultur, voltur. Displaced native Old English ūf.
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