Meanings
adjectiveraptorial (comparative more raptorial, superlative most raptorial)
comparative more raptorial · superlative most raptorial
- Like or resembling a raptor; seizing or plundering, like a bird of prey.
When its legs are extended, it measures one and a half inches wide, and the raptorial claws hint that it is a fierce predator.
2012 August 20, Sindya N. Bhanoo, “Cave Enthusiasts Find an 8-Legged Outlier”, in The New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveliving by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishraptour
- Englishraptor
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishraptorial
Translations
Bulgarian хищен, граблив
- хищен (hišten)Translations
- граблив (grabliv)Translations
French rapace
- rapaceTranslations
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with raptorial
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
raptorial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raptorial
MLA
“raptorial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raptorial. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “raptorial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raptorial.
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