ravening

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”

excessively greedy and grasping

• “a rapacious divorcee on the prowl”
• “ravening creditors”
• “paying taxes to voracious governments”

devouring or craving food in great quantities

• “edacious vultures”
• “a rapacious appetite”
• “ravenous as wolves”
• “voracious sharks”