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raptorial

/rap-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-/US // ræpˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr- //UK // (ræpˈtɔːrɪəl) //

猛士,猛禽,猛禽馆,猛犸象

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 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.

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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.