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turkey vulture

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A common New World vulture, Cathartes aura.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: buzzard, turkey buzzard, Cathartes aura

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: New World vulture, cathartid

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Western Apache: ch'ishoogi — a common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
  • Bulgarian: американски лешояд (amerikanski lešojad) — a common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
  • Catalan: zopilot — a common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
  • Catalan: urubú — a common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
  • Choctaw: sheki — a common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
  • Danish: kalkungrib — a common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
  • Estonian: kalkunkondor — a common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
  • Finnish: kalkkunakondori — a common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
  • French: urubu à tête rouge — a common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
  • German: Truthahngeier — a common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
  • Hebrew: קתרטס תרנגולי — a common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
  • Hungarian: pulykakeselyű — a common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
  • Icelandic: kalkúngammur — a common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
  • Irish: bultúr turcach — a common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
  • Italian: avvoltoio collorosso — a common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
  • Nanticoke: moh waas — a common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
  • Navajo: jeeshóóʼ — a common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
  • Polish: sępnik różowogłowy — a common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
  • Portuguese: urubu-de-cabeça-vermelha — a common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
  • Russian: гриф-инде́йка (grif-indéjka) — a common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
  • Seri: naapxa — a common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
  • Spanish: jote — a common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
  • Spanish: zopilote — a common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
  • Spanish: gallinazo — a common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
  • Swahili: tai mzoga — a common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
  • Swedish: kalkongam — a common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
  • Turkish: hindi akbabası — a common North American vulture, Cathartes aura
  • Unami: mòchipwis — a common North American vulture, Cathartes aura