black vulture
black vulture noun: an American vulture species, Coragyps atratus, with black plumage.
Noun
black vulture (plural black vultures)
- An American vulture species, Coragyps atratus, with black plumage.
- In many Latin American towns, the Black Vulture is urbicolous, throwing in its lot with humans, taking advantage of slaughterhouses, garbage dumps, and fishing docks.2007, Amadeo M. Rea, Wings in the Desert: A Folk Ornithology of the Northern Pimans, University of Arizona Press, →ISBN, page 101
- Synonyms:
- American black vulture, black buzzard
- A north African and Eurasian vulture species, Aegypius monachus.
- Synonyms:
- Eurasian black vulture, monk vulture, cinereous vulture
black vulture meaning in Tamil
black vulture in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்
Synonyms of black vulture
Forms of black vulture
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Questions about black vulture
- What does black vulture mean?
- Black vulture means an American vulture species, Coragyps atratus, with black plumage.
- What is black vulture in Tamil?
- Black vulture in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Black vulture meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is black vulture?
- Black vulture is a noun.
- What is the plural of black vulture?
- The plural of black vulture is black vultures.
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