vulture
common name for several types of scavenging birds of prey
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Summary
vulture is an organisms known by a particular common name[1]. vulture draws 9,545 Wikipedia views per month (organisms known by a particular common name category, ranking #109 of 423).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: bird[3], scavenger[4], necrophage[5]
- Topic's main category: Category:Vultures[6]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7], The New Student's Reference Work[8], Pauly–Wissowa[9]
- Taxon known by this common name: New World vulture[10], Cinereous Vulture[11], Griffon Vulture[12], White-rumped Vulture[13], Gyps rueppelli[14], Indian Vulture[15], Slender-billed Vulture[16], Himalayan Vulture[17], White-backed Vulture[18], Cape Vulture[19], Hooded Vulture[20], Red-headed Vulture[21], Lappet-faced Vulture[22], White-headed Vulture[23]
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Discovery and Description
Things named for vulture include vulture bee[24], an organisms known by a particular common name[25] and Vautour[26], a destroyer[27].
Why It Matters
vulture has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] vulture is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]
Entities named for vulture include vulture bee[24], an organisms known by a particular common name[25] and Vautour[26], a destroyer[27].