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king vulture

DEFINITIONS OF: king vulture

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n large black-and-white vulture of South America and Central America; have colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on head and neck

Synonyms:
Sarcorhamphus papa
Type of:
New World vulture, cathartid
large birds of prey superficially similar to Old World vultures
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