- vulturine
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adjective
Date: 1647
1. of, relating to, or characteristic of vultures
2. rapacious, predatory <vulturine legislators>
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vulturine
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Vulturine — Vul tur*ine (?; 277), a. [L. vulturinus.] Of or pertaining to a vulture; resembling a vulture in qualities or looks; as, the vulturine sea eagle ({Gypohierax Angolensis}); vulturine rapacity. [1913 Webster] The vulturine nose, which smells… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vulturine — may refer to:* Vulturine Guineafowl, the largest and most spectacular of the guineafowl bird family * Vulturine Parrot, a Neotropical parrotee also* Vulture (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
vulturine — index predatory, rapacious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
vulturine — [vul′chər īn΄, vul′chərin] adj. [L vulturinus < vultur: see VULTURE] of, characteristic of, or like a vulture or vultures; voracious … English World dictionary
vulturine — /vul cheuh ruyn , cheuhr in/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a vulture. 2. resembling a vulture, esp. in rapacious or predatory qualities: a vulturine critic. Also, vulturous /vul cheuhr euhs/. [1640 50; < L vulturinus. See… … Universalium
vulturine — adjective living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey a predatory bird the rapacious wolf raptorial birds ravening wolves a vulturine taste for offal • Syn: ↑predatory, ↑rapacious, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Vulturine Guineafowl — Taxobox name = Vulturine Guineafowl status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Galliformes familia = Numididae genus = Acryllium genus authority = Gray, 1840 species = A.… … Wikipedia
Vulturine Parrot — Taxobox name = Vulturine Parrot status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 trend = regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Psittaciformes familia = Psittacidae subfamilia = Psittacinae tribus = Arini genus = Pyrilia species = P.… … Wikipedia
vulturine guineafowl — grifinės patarškos statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Acryllium angl. vulturine guineafowl vok. Geierperlhuhn, n rus. грифовая цесарка, f pranc. pintade vulturine, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas – patarškiniai siauresnis… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
vulturine guineafowl — grifinė patarška statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Acryllium vulturinum angl. vulturine guineafowl vok. Geierperlhuhn, n rus. грифовая цесарка, f pranc. pintade vulturine, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas – grifinės patarškos … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
