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Vulturine Definition & Meaning

vulturine
adjective
  1. 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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What does vulturine mean?
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"
What part of speech is vulturine?
Vulturine is an adjective.

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