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raptorial raptorial definition

raptorial


 
  Grep  of  noun  raptorial 
  raptorial  bird 
 
  Overview  of  adj  raptorial 
 
  The  adj  raptorial  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  raptorial  --  (relating  to  or  characteristic  of  birds  of  prey;  "raptorial  claws  and  bill  for  seizing  prey") 
  2.  predatory,  rapacious,  raptorial,  ravening,  vulturine,  vulturous  --  (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") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  raptorial 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  raptorial 
 
  Sense  2 
  predatory,  rapacious,  raptorial,  ravening,  vulturine,  vulturous 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  aggressive)  ->  unaggressive,  nonaggressive 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  raptorial 
 
  2  senses  of  raptorial 
 
  Sense  1 
  raptorial 
  Pertains  to  noun  raptor  (Sense  1) 
  =>bird  of  prey,  raptor,  raptorial  bird 
  =>  bird 
 
  Sense  2 
  predatory,  rapacious,  raptorial,  ravening,  vulturine,  vulturous 
  =>  aggressive  (vs.  unaggressive) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  raptorial 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  raptorial 
 
  raptorial  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  raptorial 
  raptorial 
 
  Overview  of  adj  raptorial 
 
  The  adj  raptorial  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  raptorial  --  (relating  to  or  characteristic  of  birds  of  prey;  "raptorial  claws  and  bill  for  seizing  prey") 
  2.  predatory,  rapacious,  raptorial,  ravening,  vulturine,  vulturous  --  (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") 



raptorial definition