Voultre

English translation: vulture = vulturus?

15:46 Sep 2, 2009
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Science - Zoology
English term or phrase: Voultre
Could smb please tell me the latin name of this animal (it also could be bird, etc.)?

Probably, there is a typo in this name, but I don't know where.
Ekaterina Guerbek
Spain
Local time: 19:41
Selected answer:vulture = vulturus?
Explanation:
I wonder if it is a misprint for vulture, for which the general Latin name is vulturus, though specific species may have other names.

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Medieval Bestiary : Vulture
Vulture. Latin name: Vultur. Other names: Vautour, Voltoir, Voltour, Votoir. The vulture is a slow-flying bird that eats corpses ...
bestiary.ca/beasts/beast233.htm - Cached - Similar
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American Black Vulture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The common name "vulture" is derived from the Latin word vulturus, which means "tearer" and is a reference to its feeding habits. The species name, atratus, ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Black_Vulture
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:41
Grading comment
Many thanks, Jack.
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voultre
vulture = vulturus?


Explanation:
I wonder if it is a misprint for vulture, for which the general Latin name is vulturus, though specific species may have other names.

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Medieval Bestiary : Vulture
Vulture. Latin name: Vultur. Other names: Vautour, Voltoir, Voltour, Votoir. The vulture is a slow-flying bird that eats corpses ...
bestiary.ca/beasts/beast233.htm - Cached - Similar
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American Black Vulture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The common name "vulture" is derived from the Latin word vulturus, which means "tearer" and is a reference to its feeding habits. The species name, atratus, ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Black_Vulture

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Many thanks, Jack.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Barbara Wiebking: Yes, see also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_World_vulture and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_World_vulture
7 mins
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agree  Kim Metzger: black vulture - Coragyps atratus
9 mins
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agree  Shera Lyn Parpia
48 mins
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agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa
50 mins
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agree  Rolf Keiser
57 mins
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agree  Phong Le
14 hrs
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agree  Liam Hamilton
17 hrs
  -> Thank you.
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