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vulture::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | bird of prey, raptorial bird, raptor |
| Has types | cathartid, aegypiidae, family aegypiidae, new world vulture, old world vulture |
| Derivation | vulturous |
Examples of vulture
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According to Freud, the Virgin's garment reveals a vulture when viewed sideways.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The holding company of the Sago Mine was in fact an investment by a vulture fund.
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In this slumping economy, I'm in vulture mode, along with every other wine lover.
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He's approaching the world of Paul Burrell, the arena of the overwrought vulture.
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In 2010, Britain passed a law banning vulture funds from collecting in UK courts.
From the guardian.co.uk
The heads had vulture faces, and on their great knees were laid clawlike hands.
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A demi-god who has the form of a vulture that tries to rescue Sita from Ravana.
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Not every company that goes into bankruptcy becomes the property of a vulture.
From the businessweek.com
Vulture numbers have plummeted catastrophically in south Asia since the 1990s.
From the newscientist.com
- Any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion
- Marauder: someone who attacks in search of booty
- Vultures are scavenging birds, feeding mostly on the carcasses of dead animals. Vultures are found on every continent except Antarctica and Oceania.
- Voltor (English: Vulture) is a Hardcore-Ska music band from Aldaia (Valencian Community). Their strong social lyrics talk about current issues like freedom of speech, defense of a territory and its roots as well as social justice.
- The Vulture is the name of six comic book supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. The most known Vulture in the Marvel Universe is Adrian Toomes, an elderly enemy of Spider-Man created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko in The Amazing Spider-Man #2 (May 1963).
- VULTURE is a fictional international crime cartel in the DC Comics universe. VULTURE first appears in House of Mystery #160 (July 1966), and was created by Jack Miller and Joe Certa.
- The Ancient Egyptian Vulture hieroglyph is Gardiner sign listed no. G1 for the Egyptian Vulture.
- "Vulture" is the first single from Patrick Wolf's The Bachelor album. The single was released on 20 April 2009, with a B-side entitled "The Tinderbox".
- Blizzard Entertainment's bestselling real-time strategy game series StarCraft revolves around interstellar affairs in a distant sector of the galaxy, with three species and multiple factions all vying for supremacy in the sector. ...
