genus cathartes

1. 1.

   type genus of the Cathartidae: turkey vultures

   SynonymsCathartes

   Broaderbird genus

   Part ofCathartidae

Questions about genus cathartes

What does genus cathartes mean?

genus cathartes means "type genus of the Cathartidae: turkey vultures".

What is another word for genus cathartes?

Close synonyms include Cathartes. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus cathartes a common word?

genus cathartes is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.