Synonyms of raptorial

Adjective


1. raptorial

usage: relating to or characteristic of birds of prey; "raptorial claws and bill for seizing prey"

2. predatory, rapacious, raptorial, ravening, vulturine, vulturous, aggressive (vs. unaggressive)

usage: 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"

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Definition and meaning of raptorial (Dictionary)