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noun
Any of the large scavenging birds in the family Cathartidae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
large birds of prey superficially similar to Old World vultures
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cathartid
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Broader terms: vulture
Narrower terms: buzzard, turkey buzzard, turkey vulture, Cathartes aura, condor, black vulture, carrion crow, Coragyps atratus, king vulture, Sarcorhamphus papa
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