turkey vulture

美 [ˈtɜːrki ˈvʌltʃər]英 [ˈtɜːki ˈvʌltʃə(r)]
  • 网络红头美洲鹫;兀鹰
turkey vultureturkey vulture

noun

1
a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States
Synonym: buzzard turkey buzzard Cathartes aura

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  1. The turkey vulture could scent up to10 miles .

    土耳其秃鹫,能够闻到10英里以外的气味。

  2. During the STS-114 launch , a turkey vulture fatally flew into the shuttles orange fuel tank , leaving it to fall hundreds of feet to its death .

    在STS-114发射时,一只土耳其秃鹫撞上了火箭橘红色燃料箱并受到致命一击,直接从几百米高空坠亡。