Raptorial Definition & Meaning
raptorial
- adjective
- relating to or characteristic of birds of prey; "raptorial claws and bill for seizing prey"
- 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"
Words that rhyme with raptorial
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