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vulturine

[ vuhl-chuh-rahyn, -cher-in ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a vulture.
  2. resembling a vulture, especially in rapacious or predatory qualities:

    a vulturine critic.

vulturine

/ ˈvʌltʃəˌraɪn /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling a vulture
  2. Alsovulturous rapacious, predatory, or greedy

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Other Words From

  • un·vultur·ine adjective
  • un·vultur·ous adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of vulturine1

From the Latin word vulturīnus, dating back to 1640–50. See vulture, -ine 1

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