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eagle vulture

noun

Definition of eagle vulture

: a large black-and-white western African bird (Gypohierax angolensis) intermediate in some characters between eagles and vultures and feeding on the fruit of oil palms and on carrion (as fish)

— called also vulturine sea eagle

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