RAPTORIAL
\ɹaptˈɔːɹɪəl], \ɹaptˈɔːɹɪəl], \ɹ_a_p_t_ˈɔː_ɹ_ɪ__ə_l]\
Definitions of RAPTORIAL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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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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relating to or characteristic of birds of prey; "raptorial claws and bill for seizing prey"
By Princeton University
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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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relating to or characteristic of birds of prey; "raptorial claws and bill for seizing prey"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Rapacious; living upon prey; - said especially of certain birds.
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Adapted for seizing prey; - said of the legs, claws, etc., of insects, birds, and other animals.
By Oddity Software
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Rapacious; living upon prey; - said especially of certain birds.
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Adapted for seizing prey; - said of the legs, claws, etc., of insects, birds, and other animals.
By Noah Webster.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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