raptorial

rap·to·ri·al

adj \rap-ˈtȯr-ē-əl\

Definition of RAPTORIAL

1

: predaceous 1

2

: adapted to seize prey

3

: of, relating to, or being a bird of prey

Examples of RAPTORIAL

1. <the place of raptorial birds in the park's ecosystem>

First Known Use of RAPTORIAL

1825

Related to RAPTORIAL

Synonyms: predaceous (or predacious), rapacious, predatory

Related Words: carnivorous; aggressive, deadly, ferocious, fierce, savage, violent; untamed, wild

Near Antonyms: herbivorous, vegetarian; gentle, submissive, tame

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Rhymes with RAPTORIAL

arboreal, armorial, auctorial, authorial, cantorial, censorial, corporeal, cursorial, factorial, fossorial, marmoreal, memorial, pictorial, praetorial, proctorial, rectorial, sartorial, seignorial, sensorial, sponsorial, tonsorial, tutorial, uxorial, vectorial