'Catharista atrata' definitions:
Definition of 'Catharista atrata'
From: GCIDE
- Urubu \U*ru*bu"\, n. [Cf. Pg. urub['u] a certain Brazilian bird.] (Zool.) The black vulture (Catharista atrata). It ranges from the Southern United States to South America. See Vulture. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Catharista atrata'
From: GCIDE
- Vulture \Vul"ture\ (?; 135), n. [OE. vultur, L. vultur: cf. OF. voltour, F. vautour.] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of rapacious birds belonging to Vultur, Cathartes, Catharista, and various other genera of the family Vulturidae. [1913 Webster]
- Note: In most of the species the head and neck are naked or nearly so. They feed chiefly on carrion. The condor, king vulture, turkey buzzard, and black vulture (Catharista atrata) are well known American species. The griffin, lammergeir, and Pharaoh's chicken, or Egyptian vulture, are common Old World vultures. [1913 Webster]