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Raptorial

Like or resembling a raptor; seizing or plundering, like a bird of prey.

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adjective
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    Like or resembling a raptor; seizing or plundering, like a bird of prey.

🔄 Synonyms of "Raptorial"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

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rapacious(also figurative) Voracious; avaricious.
aggressivenounCharacterized by aggression; highly combative; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking (especially if unjustly) or arguing.
raveningnounVoracious and greedy.
vulturousHaving the characteristics of a vulture, especially in being rapacious, greedy, or scavenging.
vulturinePertaining to or having characteristics of vultures.
predatoryLiving by preying on other living animals.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Raptorial"

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WordDefinition
vulturousHaving the characteristics of a vulture, especially in being rapacious, greedy, or scavenging.
vulturinePertaining to or having characteristics of vultures.
rapacious(also figurative) Voracious; avaricious.
raveningVoracious and greedy.
predatoryLiving by preying on other living animals.
aggressiveCharacterized by aggression; highly combative; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking (especially if unjustly) or arguing.
dactylusnounSynonym of dactyl (“type of metrical foot”).
forelegsnounEither of the two legs towards the front of a four-legged animal such as a horse, or towards the front of a many-legged animal such as most insects, or of a piece of furniture, etc.
raptorlikeResembling or characteristic of a raptor (the bird of prey).
raptorishResembling or characteristic of a raptor.
ravenishResembling or characteristic of a raven.
ravenlikenounResembling or characteristic of a raven.
ravenlyOf, relating to, or resembling a raven or ravens; ravenlike.
vulturishLike a vulture; rapacious.
vulturelikenounResembling or characteristic of a vulture.
harpylikeResembling a harpy; ravenous or shrewish.
kitelikenounResembling or characteristic of a kite (toy carried on the wind).
eaglelikenounResembling or characteristic of an eagle.
harpyishResembling a harpy; ravenous or shrewish.
falconlikenounResembling or characteristic of a falcon.

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