Translingual edit

 
Cathartes aura

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek καθαρτής (kathartḗs, purifier).

Proper noun edit

Cathartes m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cathartidae – New World vultures, the turkey vulture and the yellow-headed vultures.

Hyponyms edit

References edit

  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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