About The Word Raptorial
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Raptorial
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What's The Definition Of Raptorial?
[adj] living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey; "a predatory bird"; "the rapacious wolf"; "raptorial birds"; "ravening wolves"; "a vulturine taste for offal"
[adj] relating to or characteristic of birds of prey; "raptorial claws and bill for seizing prey" Synonyms | Synonyms for Raptorial: aggressive | predatory | rapacious | ravening | vulturine | vulturous Related Terms | Find terms related to Raptorial: See Also | Raptorial In Webster's Dictionary \Rap*to"ri*al\ (-r[i^]*al), a. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Rapacious; living upon prey; -- said especially of
certain birds.
(b) Adapted for seizing prey; -- said of the legs, claws,
etc., of insects, birds, and other animals.
(c) Of or pertaining to the Raptores. See Illust.
(f) of Aves.
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