king vulture

1. 1.

   large black-and-white vulture of South America and Central America; have colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on head and neck

   SynonymsSarcorhamphus papa

   BroaderNew World vulture

   Part ofSarcorhamphus

Questions about king vulture

What does king vulture mean?

king vulture means "large black-and-white vulture of South America and Central America; have colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on head and neck".

What is another word for king vulture?

Close synonyms include Sarcorhamphus papa. 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.