catartiforme 83
catartiforme.
(Of the Gr. ?, purifying, and -form).
1. adj. Zool. Said of scavengers, characteristic of America birds of prey and similar to the European Vulture; e.g., the Condor and the aura.
2. f. pl. Zool. Order of these birds.
ORTOGR. ESCR. with may. initial.
