The Collaborative International Dictionary
Urubu \U*ru*bu"\, n. [Cf. Pg. urub['u] a certain Brazilian bird.] (Zo["o]l.) The black vulture ( Catharista atrata). It ranges from the Southern United States to South America. See Vulture.
Vulture \Vul"ture\ (?; 135), n. [OE. vultur, L. vultur: cf. OF. voltour, F. vautour.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of rapacious birds belonging to Vultur, Cathartes, Catharista, and various other genera of the family Vulturid[ae].
Note: In most of the species the head and neck are naked or nearly so. They feed chiefly on carrion. The condor, king vulture, turkey buzzard, and black vulture ( Catharista atrata) are well known American species. The griffin, lammergeir, and Pharaoh's chicken, or Egyptian vulture, are common Old World vultures.