Phrase guide

black vulture

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An American vulture species, Coragyps atratus, with black plumage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A north African and Eurasian vulture species, Aegypius monachus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

of southern Eurasia and northern Africa

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Aegypius monachus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Old World vulture

4

noun

Meaning 4

American vulture smaller than the turkey buzzard

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: carrion crow, Coragyps atratus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: New World vulture, cathartid

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: zopilot — Coragyps atratus
  • Catalan: urubú — Coragyps atratus
  • Danish: ravnegrib — Coragyps atratus
  • Dutch: monniksgier — Coragyps atratus
  • Finnish: mustakondori — Coragyps atratus
  • French: urubu noir — Coragyps atratus
  • German: Rabengeier — Coragyps atratus
  • Hungarian: hollókeselyű — Coragyps atratus
  • Italian: urubù dalla testa nera — Coragyps atratus
  • Korean: 검은대머리수리 (geomeundaemeorisuri) — Coragyps atratus
  • Navajo: jeeshóóʼ łizhinígíí — Coragyps atratus
  • Portuguese: urubu-preto — Coragyps atratus
  • Portuguese: urubu-de-cabeça-preta — Coragyps atratus
  • Romanian: vultur negru — Coragyps atratus
  • Spanish: buitre negro americano — Coragyps atratus
  • Spanish: cuervo de cabeza negra — Coragyps atratus
  • Spanish: gallinazo — Coragyps atratus
  • Spanish: gallinazo negro — Coragyps atratus
  • Spanish: guaraguao — Coragyps atratus
  • Spanish: jote — Coragyps atratus
  • Spanish: jote de cabeza negra — Coragyps atratus
  • Spanish: sucha — Coragyps atratus
  • Spanish: zamuro — Coragyps atratus
  • Spanish: zope — Coragyps atratus
  • Spanish: zopilote — Coragyps atratus
  • Swedish: korpgam — Coragyps atratus