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turkey vulture

noun

: a large American bird that eats dead animals

Full Definition of TURKEY VULTURE

:  an American vulture (Cathartes aura) with a red head and whitish bill —called also turkey buzzard
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First Known Use of TURKEY VULTURE

1823

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