vulture
vulture 英 [ˈvʌltʃə(r)] 美 [ˈvʌltʃɚ]
n. 秃鹰，秃鹫；贪婪的人
名词复数:vultures
- A vulture is a type of bird — with a bald head and neck — that feeds on dead animals.
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- n. 秃鹰，秃鹫；贪婪的人
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1. A turkey-like bird with a vulture's head, the vulturine guineafowl makes its home in the dry grasslands of northeast Africa.
这只样子像火鸡的鸟长着个秃鹫头，它的名字叫做鹫珠鸡，生活在非洲东北部干旱的草原上。
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2. South Africa is one of the world leaders in vulture conservation, and is also globally renowned for the birdfriendly electricity powerlines.
南非是世界上秃鹫保护方面的领先者之一，而且也因其对鸟类安全的电线而闻名于世。
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3. In India, veterinary use of the drug Diclofenac may be largely responsible for the crash in vulture and other carrion bird populations.
在印度，秃鹫以及其他以腐肉为食的鸟类数量大量减少可能主要归咎于兽医对双氯芬酸的使用。
- vulture (n.) late 14c., from Anglo-French vultur, Old French voutoir, voutre (Modern French vautour), from Latin vultur, earlier voltur, perhaps related to vellere "to pluck, to tear" (see svelte). Figurative sense is recorded from 1580s. Related: Vulturine; vulturous.
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