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New World vulture

New World vulture noun: any of the large scavenging birds in the family Cathartidae.

new world vulture: any of the large scavenging birds in the family Cathartidae
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Noun

New World vulture (plural New World vultures)

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

Forms of New World vulture

pluralNew World vultures

Questions about New World vulture

What does New World vulture mean?
New World vulture means any of the large scavenging birds in the family Cathartidae.
What part of speech is New World vulture?
New World vulture is a noun.
What is the plural of New World vulture?
The plural of New World vulture is New World vultures.

Words near New World vulture in the dictionary

  1. New World screwworms
  2. New World sparrow
  3. New World sparrows
  4. New World suboscine
  5. New World syndrome
  6. New World vulture
  7. New World vultures
  8. New World warbler
  9. New World warblers
  10. New World wine
  11. New World wines

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