Phrase guide

Old World vulture

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the large scavenging birds found in the Old World and belonging to the family Accipitridae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

any of several large vultures of Africa and Eurasia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: vulture

Narrower terms: griffon vulture, griffon, Gyps fulvus, bearded vulture, lammergeier, lammergeyer, Gypaetus barbatus, Egyptian vulture, Pharaoh's chicken, Neophron percnopterus, black vulture, Aegypius monachus

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 舊大陸禿鹫 /旧大陆秃鹫 (Jiù Dàlù tūjiù) — large scavenging bird
  • Dutch: gier van de Oude Wereld — large scavenging bird
  • Finnish: korppikotka — large scavenging bird
  • Italian: avvoltoio — large scavenging bird
  • Japanese: 禿鷲 (hagewashi) — large scavenging bird
  • Korean: 구세계독수리 (gusegyedoksuri) — large scavenging bird
  • Portuguese: abutre-do-velho-mundo — large scavenging bird