n. [ OE. vultur, L. vultur: cf. OF. voltour, F. vautour. ] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of rapacious birds belonging to
☞ In most of the species the head and neck are naked or nearly so. They feed chiefly on carrion. The condor, king vulture, turkey buzzard, and black vulture (Catharista atrata) are well known American species. The griffin, lammergeir, and Pharaoh's chicken, or Egyptian vulture, are common Old World vultures. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. vulturinus. ] Of or pertaining to a vulture; resembling a vulture in qualities or looks;
The vulturine nose, which smells nothing but corruption, is no credit to its possessor. C. Kingsley. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Vulturous. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality or state of being like a vulture; rapaciousness. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Like a vulture; rapacious. [ 1913 Webster ]