vulture

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion
  2. noun someone who attacks in search of booty

Etymology

Borrowed into Middle English from Anglo-Norman vultur, from Old French voutoir, voutre, from Latin vultur, voltur. Displaced native Old English ūf.

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