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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Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
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