Definition of: vulture

(vul′chər) noun
1. Any of various large birds of prey (family Cathartidae or Vulturidae) related to the eagles, hawks, and falcons, having the head and neck naked or partly naked, and feeding mostly on carrion; especially, the common turkey vulture, or buzzard, and the tropical American king vulture (Gypagus papa), strikingly colored, with black wings and tail.
2. Something or someone that preys upon a person in the manner of a vulture. [<AF vultur, OF voltour <L vultur, vulturius]
—vul·tur·ine (vul′chə·rīn, -chər·in), vul′tur·ous adjective
VULTURE
(From 30 to 55 inches; wingspread from 7 to 11 feet)