raptorial
adjective
rap·to·ri·al
rap-ˈtȯr-ē-əl 
Examples of raptorial in a Sentence
the place of raptorial birds in the park's ecosystem
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Damsel bugs are slender and tan-colored and have slightly raptorial front legs.
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Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2023
Massively Powerful Predators Mantis shrimps’ raptorial appendages contain massive muscles that can extend them to their full length in hundredths of a second, producing strike forces that in some species can smash through the glass wall of an aquarium or instantly dismember a crab.
—Thomas Cronin, University Of Maryland, Discover Magazine, 3 Aug. 2018
Like its adult counterparts, the little arthropod had a spiny raptorial appendage used for grasping prey and the radiodontan’s characteristic circular mouth filled with sharp teeth.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 11 June 2018
Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2023
Massively Powerful Predators Mantis shrimps’ raptorial appendages contain massive muscles that can extend them to their full length in hundredths of a second, producing strike forces that in some species can smash through the glass wall of an aquarium or instantly dismember a crab.
—Thomas Cronin, University Of Maryland, Discover Magazine, 3 Aug. 2018
Like its adult counterparts, the little arthropod had a spiny raptorial appendage used for grasping prey and the radiodontan’s characteristic circular mouth filled with sharp teeth.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 11 June 2018
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“Raptorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raptorial. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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