vulture
n 秃鹫；贪的无厌者（vult+ute→把[猎物]撕开者→秃鹫）
释义2：
vulture
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◙ noun1. a large bird of prey with the head and neck more or less bare of feathers, feeding chiefly on carrion and reputed to gather with others in anticipation of the death of a sick or injured animal or person• 兀鹰，秃鹫2. Order Accipitriformes: the Old World vultures (family Accipitridae, especially Gyps and Aegypius) and the New World vultures (with the condors in the family Cathartidae)• 鹰形目：旧大陆秃鹫（鹰科，尤指兀鹫属和秃鹫属）和新大陆秃鹫（连同美洲鹫科的神鹫）3. a contemptible person who preys on or exploits others• 贪婪的人，劫掠成性者【派生】
♦ vulturine adjective♦ vulturish adjective♦ vulturous adjective【语源】
1. late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French vultur, from Latin vulturius
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