vulture
11Vulture — La Vulture. La Vulture, parfois appelée Vulture Melfese ou Vulture Alto Bradano, est une sous région géographique et historique d Italie. Elle se situe dans le nord de la province de Potenza dans la région de Basilicate. Le nom de la sous région… …
12vulture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. predator, scavenger; condor, buzzard, griffon; extortionist, bloodsucker, vampire, parasite, jackal, harpy. See evildoer, animal. II (Roget s IV) n. Types of vultures include: black vulture, condor,… …
13vulture — vùl·tu·re s.m. 1. LE avvoltoio: e l vulture a sinistra | volò stridendo (Carducci) 2. TS ornit. uccello del genere Vulture | con iniz. maiusc., genere della famiglia dei Ciconidi cui appartiene un unica specie comunemente detta condor {{line}}… …
14vulture — /ˈvʌltʃə / (say vulchuh) noun 1. any of various large, carrion eating birds of the family Accipitridae, native to Africa, Asia and southern Europe and related to the eagles, kites, hawks, falcons, etc., but having less powerful toes and… …
15vulture — noun VULTURE + VERB ▪ circle, hover, soar ▪ Vultures circled overhead as the lions fed. ▪ gather, wait (both often figurative) ▪ …
16vulture — UK [ˈvʌltʃə(r)] / US [ˈvʌltʃər] noun [countable] Word forms vulture : singular vulture plural vultures 1) a large bird that eats the bodies of dead animals 2) informal someone who tries to gain an advantage from weaker people …
17vulture — The king of birds, according to the Hebrews (Lam. 4:19, where English versions translate ‘eagles’) but considered unclean (Lev. 11:13). Of the species known in Palestine, probably that referred to by Jesus (Matt. 24:28), is the griffon vulture,… …
18vulture — [14] The origins of Latin vultur ‘vulture’ are uncertain, although it may be related to Latin vellere ‘pluck, tear’. English acquired it not directly, but by way of its derived adjective vulturius, which produced the Old French noun voltour. This …
19vulture — [[t]vʌ̱ltʃə(r)[/t]] vultures N COUNT A vulture is a large bird which lives in hot countries and eats the flesh of dead animals …
20vulture — [14] The origins of Latin vultur ‘vulture’ are uncertain, although it may be related to Latin vellere ‘pluck, tear’. English acquired it not directly, but by way of its derived adjective vulturius, which produced the Old French noun voltour. This …
