black vulture noun2 •An American vulture species, Coragyps atratus, with black plumage.In many Latin American towns, the Black Vulture is urbicolous, throwing in its lot with humans, taking advantage of slaughterhouses, garbage dumps, and fishing docks. — 2007 •A north African and Eurasian vulture species, Aegypius monachus. formsblack vultures