vulture vs raptor

vulture and raptor both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
vulture	Yes	No	No	No
raptor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, raptor is a hypernym of vulture; that is, raptor is a word with a broader meaning than vulture:

vulture: any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion
raptor: any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals

Other hypernyms of vulture include bird of prey, raptorial bird.

vulture (noun)	raptor (noun)
any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion	any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals
someone who attacks in search of booty