vulture

English Thesaurus

1. any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird,
definition	:	any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	aegypiidae, family aegypiidae,
definition	:	in some classifications considered the family comprising the Old World vultures which are more often included in the family Accipitridae (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	old world vulture,
definition	:	any of several large vultures of Africa and Eurasia (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	cathartid, new world vulture,
definition	:	large birds of prey superficially similar to Old World vultures (noun.animal)

2. someone who attacks in search of booty (noun.person)

hypernym	:	aggressor, assailant, assaulter, attacker,
definition	:	someone who attacks (noun.person)

hyponym	:	moss-trooper,
definition	:	a marauder and plunderer (originally operating in the bogs between England and Scotland) (noun.person)

3. any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion (noun.animal)

derivation	:	predatory, rapacious, raptorial, ravening, vulturine, vulturous,
definition	:	living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey (adj.all)

4. someone who attacks in search of booty (noun.person)

derivation	:	maraud,
definition	:	raid and rove in search of booty (verb.motion)

5. any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion (noun.animal)

derivation	:	predatory, rapacious, raptorial, ravening, vulturine, vulturous,
definition	:	living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey (adj.all)

6. someone who attacks in search of booty (noun.person)

derivation	:	maraud,
definition	:	raid and rove in search of booty (verb.motion)