turkey vulture Turkey umber • turkey wing · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · turkey vulture · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 14 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States. Synonyms: buzzard, turkey buzzard, turkey vulture, Cathartes aura. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · buzzard · · Synonym 1 turkey buzzard · · Synonym 2 cathartes aura · · Synonym 3 Characters · · space U+0020 e latin small letter e U+0065 k latin small letter k U+006B l latin small letter l U+006C r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075 v latin small letter v U+0076 y latin small letter y U+0079