turkey vulture
noun
a blackish-brown vulture, Cathartes aura, from the southern U.S. to South America, having a bare, wrinkled, red head and neck.
Also called
turkey buzzard.
Origin of turkey vulture
An Americanism dating back to 1815–25
Words nearby turkey vulture
turkey nest,
turkey oak,
turkey red,
turkey shoot,
turkey trot,
turkey vulture,
turkey-trot,
turki,
turkic,
turkish,
turkish angora
Example sentences from the Web for turkey vulture
In Argentina the Turkey-Vulture appears only to occur in the northern and western provinces.
Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) |P. L. SclaterIn America the name "buzzard" is popularly given to the turkey-buzzard or turkey-vulture (Cathartes Aura).