'Raptorial' definitions:

Definition of 'raptorial'

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of birds of prey; "raptorial claws and bill for seizing prey"

adjective

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" [syn: predatory, rapacious, raptorial, ravening, vulturine, vulturous]

Definition of 'Raptorial'

From: GCIDE

Raptorial \Rap*to"ri*al\ (r[a^]p*t[=o]"r[i^]*al), a. (Zool.) (a) Rapacious; living upon prey; -- said especially of certain birds. (b) Adapted for seizing prey; -- said of the legs, claws, etc., of insects, birds, and other animals. (c) Of or pertaining to the Raptores. See Illust. (f) of Aves. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'raptorial'

From: Moby Thesaurus

all-devouring,
all-engulfing,
bloodsucking,
clawed,
dentate,
digital,
digitate,
digitated,
extortionate,
fanged,
fingered,
grabby,
grasping,
jawed,
lupine,
parasitic,
predacious,
predatory,
prehensile,
rapacious,
ravening,
ravenous,
sharkish,
taloned,
toothed,
vulturine,
vulturous,
wolfish

Words containing 'Raptorial'

Raptorious,
raptorial bird