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noun

a blackish-brown vulture, Cathartes aura, from the southern U.S. to South America, having a bare, wrinkled, red head and neck.

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Also called turkey buzzard.

Origin:
1815–25, Americanism

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turkey buzzard or turkey vulture

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	a New World vulture, Cathartes aura, having a dark plumage and naked red head

turkey vulture or turkey vulture

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