American carrion eater

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The turkey vulture ( Cathartes aura ), also known in some North American regions as the turkey buzzard (or just buzzard ), and in some areas of the Caribbean as the John crow or carrion crow , is a vulture that is the most widespread of the New World vultures ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. common in South America and Central America and southern United States [syn: buzzard , turkey buzzard , Cathartes aura ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A common North American vulture, ''Cathartes aura''.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Turkey \Tur"key\, n.; pl. Turkeys . [So called because it was formerly erroneously believed that it came originally from Turkey: cf. F. Turquie Turkey. See Turk .] (Zo["o]l.) Any large American gallinaceous bird belonging to the genus Meleagris , especially ...