"vulturine" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more vulturine [comparative], most vulturine [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin vulturinus (“vulture-like”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|vulturinus||vulture-like}} Latin vulturinus (“vulture-like”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} vulturine (comparative more vulturine, superlative most vulturine)
  1. Pertaining to or having characteristics of vultures.
    Sense id: en-vulturine-en-adj-NUeSNmff
  2. Predaceous.
    Sense id: en-vulturine-en-adj-edCX8UO3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: vulturelike, vulturish, vulturous Derived forms: vulturine parrot

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