Local English word record

vulturous

adjective · 1 sense

living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey

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Examples

  • a predatory bird
  • the rapacious wolf
  • raptorial birds
  • ravening wolves
  • a vulturine taste for offal

Word relationships

Synonyms

predatory, rapacious, raptorial, ravening, vulturine

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