vulturine

adjective

vul·​tur·​ine ˈvəl-chə-ˌrīn How to pronounce vulturine (audio)
1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of vultures
2
: rapacious, predatory
vulturine legislators

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Puffins have been observed using tools, and vulturine guinea fowls in Kenya have been found to display complex social behavior more typically found in mammals. Katie Hunt, CNN, 9 Jan. 2020 To see how all 18 groups of vulturine guinea fowl interacted, the researchers attached GPS tags to a number of birds in each group. Katie Hunt, CNN, 4 Nov. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1647, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of vulturine was in 1647

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“Vulturine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vulturine. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.

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