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Meanings of Vultur in English

Catalan
genus vultur
Spanish
género vultur

A bird that is usually restricted to the Andean condor.

        genus vultur
        Usage of Vultur in English
        1
        We have now only to mention the turkey-buzzard (Vultur aura), and the Gallinazo.
        The Voyage of the Beagle
        2
        At sunrise, we saw the Zamuro vultures,* (* Vultur aura.)
        Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of Amer...
        3
        Excepting the Vultur aura, which preys on the carcasses, I saw neither bird, quadruped, reptile, nor insect.
        The Voyage of the Beagle
        4
        Me, as I lay on Vultur's steep.
        The Odes and Carmen Saeculare of Horace
        5
        The turkey-buzzard (vultur aura, or golden vulture), when on the wing, is one of the most specious and imposing of birds.
        Astoria; Or, Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountai...
        Frequent collocations
        Translations for Vultur
        Vultur through the time