vulture

Entry Definition
(in oral tradition) name of spirit of the night air; thunderbird, monster in the form of a bird; (lower-case) vulture (perhaps Cathartes aura, turkey vulture)
(bird) vulture (e.g., Cathartes aura, turkey vulture)
vulture (e.g., turkey vulture, Cathartes aura, but also old world vultures of other species); (as synonym for vulture) buzzard