Vulturine

Vulturine
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 nothing but corruption, is no credit to its possessor. --C. Kingsley. [1913 Webster]


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  • 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 — adjective Date: 1647 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of vultures 2. rapacious, predatory < vulturine legislators > …   New Collegiate 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

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