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
rapacious贪婪的,贪婪,贪欲,贪得无厌voracious贪吃,贪婪,贪婪的,贪婪的人greedy贪婪的,贪婪,贪心的,贪婪的人marauding劫掠,掠夺,掠夺性的,掠夺性ravening乌鸦嘴,鸦雀无声,鸦雀无声的,鸦片bloodthirsty嗜血的人,嗜血成性,嗜血,嗜血如命carnivorous肉食性的,食肉的,肉食性,肉食性动物hungry饥饿,饿了,饥饿的,饥肠辘辘hunting狩猎,打猎,猎杀,狩猎业preying掠夺性的,掠夺性,掠夺,掠夺的thieving盗用,盗窃,盗取,偷窃depredatory掠夺性的,掠夺性,掠夺式,掠夺式的despoiling蹂躏,掠夺,残害,掠夺性的pillaging掠夺行为,掠夺,劫掠行为,抢劫plundering掠夺,劫掠,掠夺行为,掠夺性predacious宿命,早熟,贪婪的,早熟的ravaging蹂躏,肆虐,摧残,破坏性的vulturine崇拜者,崇拜的人,崇拜性,崇拜wolfish狼性的,狼性,狼性十足,狼心狗肺
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
as inpredatory
Synonyms
greedy贪婪的,贪婪,贪心的,贪婪的人marauding劫掠,掠夺,掠夺性的,掠夺性rapacious贪婪的,贪婪,贪欲,贪得无厌voracious贪吃,贪婪,贪婪的,贪婪的人bloodthirsty嗜血的人,嗜血成性,嗜血,嗜血如命carnivorous肉食性的,食肉的,肉食性,肉食性动物depredatory掠夺性的,掠夺性,掠夺式,掠夺式的despoiling蹂躏,掠夺,残害,掠夺性的hungry饥饿,饿了,饥饿的,饥肠辘辘hunting狩猎,打猎,猎杀,狩猎业pillaging掠夺行为,掠夺,劫掠行为,抢劫plundering掠夺,劫掠,掠夺行为,掠夺性predacious宿命,早熟,贪婪的,早熟的predative谓语,预言性的,预言性,宿命preying掠夺性的,掠夺性,掠夺,掠夺的ravaging蹂躏,肆虐,摧残,破坏性的ravening乌鸦嘴,鸦雀无声,鸦雀无声的,鸦片thieving盗用,盗窃,盗取,偷窃vulturine崇拜者,崇拜的人,崇拜性,崇拜vulturous胆大妄为,崇洋媚外,狂热的,胆大妄为者wolfish狼性的,狼性,狼性十足,狼心狗肺
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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