raptorial
/rap-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-/US // ræpˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr- //UK // (ræpˈtɔːrɪəl) //
猛士,猛禽,猛禽馆,猛犸象
Related Words
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Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : preying upon other animals; predatory.
- : adapted for seizing prey, as the bill or claws of a bird.
- : belonging or pertaining to the Raptores, a former order in which the falconiform and strigiform birds were erroneously grouped together.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Another raptorial bird of which the nest is likely to be found in January is the Turumti or red-headed merlin (Aesalon chicquera).
Both species of crow seem to take great delight in teasing raptorial birds.
To every migratory species of raptorial bird, that captures living quarry, there is a non-migratory counterpart or near relative.
Because of the strong popular prejudice against raptorial birds in general, laws protecting them are usually not enforced.
The white-eyed buzzard is almost contemptible as a bird of prey; he is a raptorial degenerate, a mere loafer.
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