raptorial

raptorial is a 9-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Rapacious; living upon prey; -- said especially of certain birds. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Rapacious; living upon prey; -- said especially of certain birds.
2. adjective. Adapted for seizing prey; -- said of the legs, claws, etc., of insects, birds, and other animals.
3. adjective. Of or pertaining to the Raptores. See Illust. (f) of Aves.
4. adjective. living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey

   "a predatory bird"

   "the rapacious wolf"

   Synonyms: predatory, rapacious, ravening, vulturine, vulturous

5. adjective. relating to or characteristic of birds of prey

   "raptorial claws and bill for seizing prey"

Synonyms

predatory, rapacious, ravening, vulturine, vulturous

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