vulturous

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vul•ture /ˈvʌltʃɚ/   n. [countable]

1. Birds a large bird of prey, related to the hawks and eagles, that soars at a high altitude seeking dead animal flesh for food.
2. a person or thing that is eager to gain from another's misfortune, as by greedily preying upon that person.

vul•tur•ous, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

vul•ture  (vul′chər), n. 

1. Birds any of several large, primarily carrion-eating Old World birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, often having a naked head and less powerful feet than those of the related hawks and eagles.
2. Birds any of several superficially similar New World birds of the family Cathartidae, as the turkey vulture.
3. a person or thing that preys, esp. greedily or unscrupulously:
   That vulture would sell out his best friend.

• Latin vultur
• Middle English 1325–75

vul′ture•like′, adj.