raptorial

[ rap-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr- ]

/ ræpˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr- /

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adjective

preying upon other animals; predatory.

adapted for seizing prey, as the bill or claws of a bird.

belonging or pertaining to the Raptores, a former order in which the falconiform and strigiform birds were erroneously grouped together.

Origin of raptorial

1815–25; <Latin raptōr- (stem of raptorraptor) + -ial

Words nearby raptorial

rap session, rap sheet, rap someone's knuckles, rapt, raptor, raptorial, rapture, raptured, rapture of the deep, rapturous, raptus

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Example sentences from the Web for raptorial

It is my belief that vultures and other raptorial birds do not recognise in the screams of their victims the wails of pain.
Glimpses of Indian Birds|Douglas Dewar
To every migratory species of raptorial bird, that captures living quarry, there is a non-migratory counterpart or near relative.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India|Douglas Dewar
Scats from predatory mammals and reptiles and pellets from raptorial birds were examined.
A Population Study of the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) in Northeastern Kansas|Edwin P. Martin
Four raptorial birds are now seen about this, or rather three, for Gypaëtos has gone, viz.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith

Diurnal to crepuscular habits of this mouse may protect it from some of the nocturnal carnivorous mammals and raptorial birds.
Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys|Robert L. Packard

British Dictionary definitions for raptorial

raptorial

/ (ræpˈtɔːrɪəl) /

adjective zoology

(of the feet of birds) adapted for seizing prey

(esp of birds) feeding on prey; predatory

of or relating to birds of prey

Word Origin for raptorial

C19: from Latin raptor a robber, from rapere to snatch

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单词	raptorial
释义	raptorial [ rap-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr- ] / ræpˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR raptorial ON THESAURUS.COM adjective preying upon other animals; predatory. adapted for seizing prey, as the bill or claws of a bird. belonging or pertaining to the Raptores, a former order in which the falconiform and strigiform birds were erroneously grouped together. Origin of raptorial 1815–25; <Latin raptōr- (stem of raptorraptor) + -ial Words nearby raptorial rap session, rap sheet, rap someone's knuckles, rapt, raptor, raptorial, rapture, raptured, rapture of the deep, rapturous, raptus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for raptorial It is my belief that vultures and other raptorial birds do not recognise in the screams of their victims the wails of pain. Glimpses of Indian Birds\|Douglas Dewar To every migratory species of raptorial bird, that captures living quarry, there is a non-migratory counterpart or near relative. A Bird Calendar for Northern India\|Douglas Dewar Scats from predatory mammals and reptiles and pellets from raptorial birds were examined. A Population Study of the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) in Northeastern Kansas\|Edwin P. Martin Four raptorial birds are now seen about this, or rather three, for Gypaëtos has gone, viz. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The\|William Griffith Diurnal to crepuscular habits of this mouse may protect it from some of the nocturnal carnivorous mammals and raptorial birds. Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys\|Robert L. Packard British Dictionary definitions for raptorial raptorial / (ræpˈtɔːrɪəl) / adjective zoology (of the feet of birds) adapted for seizing prey (esp of birds) feeding on prey; predatory of or relating to birds of prey Word Origin for raptorial C19: from Latin raptor a robber, from rapere to snatch Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to raptorial rapacious, voracious, greedy, marauding, ravening, bloodthirsty, carnivorous, hungry, hunting, preying, thieving, depredatory, despoiling, pillaging, plundering, predacious, ravaging, vulturine, wolfish
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raptorial

adjective

Origin of raptorial

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Example sentences from the Web for raptorial

British Dictionary definitions for raptorial

adjective zoology

Word Origin for raptorial

Words related to raptorial