vulturine
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vulturine
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From Latin vulturinus (“vulture-like”).
adjective more vulturine · most vulturine
- Pertaining to or having characteristics of vultures. Somewhat below the middle height, he was lean of body and vulturine of face.
- Predaceous. A species of crow in vast numbers is generally found to attend the larger kind of birds of prey. It is uncommonly bold and ravenous, and all its habits are vulturine […]
Similar: vulturelike, vulturish, vulturous
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Similar: vulturelike, vulturish, vulturous
Talk about this word "vulturine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vulturine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. vulturine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vulturine "vulturine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vulturine.Cite this
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