black vulture

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun A vulture (Coragyps atratus) of the eastern United States, Mexico, and Central and South America, having black plumage and a bald black head.

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• noun zoology An American vulture species, Coragyps atratus, with black plumage.
• noun A north African and Eurasian vulture species, Aegypius monachus.

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• noun American vulture smaller than the turkey buzzard
• noun of southern Eurasia and northern Africa