 raptorial |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] relating to or characteristic of birds of prey | |
| Examples: | "raptorial claws and bill for seizing prey" |
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| Related terms: | bird_of_prey | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey | |
| Synonyms: | rapacious ravening vulturine vulturous predatory | |
| Examples: | "a predatory bird" "the rapacious wolf" "raptorial birds" "ravening wolves" "a vulturine taste for offal" |
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| Related terms: | aggressive | |
| Similar spelling: |
raptor Raptores rafter rapture Raftery |
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