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| Selected response from: Jack Doughty United Kingdom Local time: 18:41 | ||||||
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2 +7 | vulture = vulturus? |
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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. # 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 # 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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