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vul·tur·ine V0155100 (vŭl′chə-rīn′) also vul·tur·ous (-chər-əs)adj.1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a vulture.2. Rapacious; predatory.vulturine (ˈvʌltʃəˌraɪn) adj1. (Zoology) of, relating to, or resembling a vulture2. Also: vulturous rapacious, predatory, or greedyvul•tur•ine (ˈvʌl tʃəˌraɪn, -tʃər ɪn) also vul•tur•ous (-tʃər əs)
adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a vulture. 2. resembling a vulture, esp. in rapacious or predatory qualities. [1640–50; < Latin] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  vulturine - 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"rapacious, ravening, vulturous, raptorial, predatoryaggressive - having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends; "an aggressive businessman"; "an aggressive basketball player"; "he was aggressive and imperious; positive in his convictions"; "aggressive drivers" |
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Synonyms for vulturineadj living by preying on other animals especially by catching living preySynonyms- rapacious
- ravening
- vulturous
- raptorial
- predatory
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