black vulture black·vul·ture uncommon noun 1. American vulture smaller than the turkey buzzard Synonymsblack vulturecarrion crowCoragyps atratus 2. of southern Eurasia and northern Africa Synonymsblack vultureAegypius monachus Related words Broader terms Old World vultureNew World vulture Parts AegypiusCoragyps WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.