Cathartes

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καθαρτής (kathartḗs, “purifier”).

Proper noun

Cathartes m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cathartidae – New World vultures, the turkey vulture and the yellow-headed vultures.

Hyponyms

References

  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

Further reading

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