raptorial
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raptorial — [rap tôr′ē əl] adj. 1. predatory: said esp. of a bird of prey 2. adapted for seizing prey [raptorial claws] … English World dictionary
Raptorial — Rap*to ri*al (r[a^]p*t[=o] r[i^]*al), a. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Rapacious; living upon prey; said especially of certain birds. (b) Adapted for seizing prey; said of the legs, claws, etc., of insects, birds, and other animals. (c) Of or pertaining to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
raptorial — predatory, 1825, from L. raptor robber, from rapt , pp. stem of rapere seize (see RAPID (Cf. rapid)) … Etymology dictionary
Raptorial — The term raptorial implies much the same as predatory , but most often refers to modifications of an arthropod s foreleg that make it function for the grasping of prey while it is consumed, where the gripping surfaces are formed from the opposing … Wikipedia
raptorial bird — noun any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals • Syn: ↑bird of prey, ↑raptor • Derivationally related forms: ↑raptorial (for: ↑raptor) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
raptorial — adjective Date: 1825 1. predaceous 1 2. adapted to seize prey 3. of, relating to, or being a bird of prey … New Collegiate Dictionary
raptorial — adj. [L. raptor, robber] Fitted for grasping prey … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
raptorial — /rap tawr ee euhl, tohr /, adj. 1. preying upon other animals; predatory. 2. adapted for seizing prey, as the bill or claws of a bird. 3. belonging or pertaining to the Raptores, a former order in which the falconiform and strigiform birds were… … Universalium
raptorial — adjective Like or resembling a raptor … Wiktionary
raptorial — Synonyms and related words: all devouring, all engulfing, bloodsucking, clawed, dentate, digital, digitate, digitated, extortionate, fanged, fingered, grabby, grasping, jawed, lupine, parasitic, predacious, predatory, prehensile, rapacious,… … Moby Thesaurus
