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raptorial |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Raptorial \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: raptorial adj 1: relating to or characteristic of birds of prey; "raptorial claws and bill for seizing prey" 2: 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" [syn: {predatory}, {rapacious}, {ravening}, {vulturine}, {vulturous}]
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