a blackish-brown vulture, Cathartes aura, from the southern U.S. to South America, having a bare, wrinkled, red head and neck. Also called turkey buzzard . See illus. under vulture .
[ 1815-25, Amer. ]
TURKEY VULTURE
Meaning of TURKEY VULTURE in English
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012