1
[ adjective ] relating to or characteristic of birds of prey

Examples

"raptorial claws and bill for seizing prey"

Related terms

bird_of_prey

2
[ adjective ] living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey

Synonyms

rapacious ravening vulturine vulturous predatory

Examples

"a predatory bird" "the rapacious wolf" "raptorial birds" "ravening wolves" "a vulturine taste for offal"

Related terms

aggressive

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Rhymes with

curatorial dictatorial territorial extraterritorial senatorial pictorial sartorial editorial equatorial advertorial gubernatorial tutorial conspiratorial ambassadorial arboreal immemorial primordial memorial professorial immaterial ministerial arterial bacterial antibacterial material secretarial magisterial vitriol terrestrial industrial extraterrestrial endometrial imperial ethereal burial myocardial aerial serial cereal gabriel custodial vestigial mercurial venereal managerial malarial actuarial trivial israel centennial bicentennial tracheal radial coaxial biaxial microbial intracranial pineal medial pluvial bronchial laryngeal menial collegial lineal filial proverbial marsupial adverbial jovial remedial fluvial patrimonial musial colloquial colonial convivial ceremonial biennial binomial matrilineal matrimonial alluvial polynomial testimonial parochial patrilineal entrepreneurial millennial perennial triennial

Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

raptor Raptores rafter rapture Raftery

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