Origin: Latin
suffix -al
Raptorial has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
1
relating to or characteristic of birds of prey
"raptorial claws and bill for seizing prey"
2
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"
3
Like or resembling a raptor; seizing or plundering, like a bird of prey.
Example Sentences
"raptorial claws and bill for seizing prey"
adjective
"a predatory bird"
adjective
"the rapacious wolf"
adjective
"raptorial birds"
adjective
"ravening wolves"
adjective
"a vulturine taste for offal"
adjective