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raptorial

rap·to·rial

US/ˌræˈptɔriʌl/ uncommon

adjective

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”

Origin

From raptor + -ial.

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