Look up: Raptorial

1. raptorial
   [adj] - relating to or characteristic of birds of prey
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2. Raptorial
   Rap·to'ri·al (-rĭ* a l) adjective (Zoology) (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. ...
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3. raptorial
   <ornithology, zoology> Rapacious; living upon prey; said especially of certain birds. ... Adapted for seizing prey; said of the legs, claws, etc, of insects, birds, and other animals. ... Of or pertaining to the Raptores. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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4. raptorial
   adjective relating to or characteristic of birds of prey; `raptorial claws and bill for seizing prey`
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5. Raptorial
   • (a.) Adapted for seizing prey; -- said of the legs, claws, etc., of insects, birds, and other animals. • (a.) Of or pertaining to the Raptores. See Illust. (f) of Aves. • (a.) Rapacious; living upon prey; -- said especially of certain birds.
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6. raptorial
   raptorial 1. Living by preying on other animals; especially, by catching living prey; for example, raptorial birds. 2. Able to live by catching prey. 3. Specially adapted for seizing prey, as are the feet of birds of prey with their sharp talons.
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7. Raptorial
   Raptorial describes an animal or bird that preys upon other animals or birds having claws or a beak designed for seizing prey. Typical raptorial birds are the eagles and owls.
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8. Raptorial
   feet with long, strong toes and long, sharp, curved claws
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9. Raptorial
   The term `raptorial` implies much the same as "predatory", but most often refers to modifications of an arthropod`s foreleg that make it function for the grasping of prey while it is consumed, where the gripping surfaces are formed from the opposing faces of two successive leg segments (se...
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