- vulture
- vulture (n.) late 14c., from Anglo-Fr. vultur, O.Fr. voultour, from L. vultur, earlier voltur, perhaps related to vellere "to pluck, to tear." Figurative sense is recorded from 1580s.
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vulture — ► NOUN 1) a large bird of prey feeding chiefly on carrion, with the head and neck more or less bare of feathers. 2) a contemptible person who preys on or exploits others. ORIGIN Latin vulturius … English terms dictionary
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