raptorial

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ræpˈtɔːrɪəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rap tôr′ē əl, -tōr′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
rap•to•ri•al  (rap tôr′ē əl, -tōr′-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Zoologypreying upon other animals;
    predatory.
  2. Zoology, Birdsadapted for seizing prey, as the bill or claws of a bird.
  3. Birdsbelonging or pertaining to the Raptores, a former order in which the falconiform and strigiform birds were erroneously grouped together.
  • Latin raptōr- (stem of raptor raptor) + -ial
  • 1815–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
raptorial / ræpˈtɔːrɪəl/, raptatorial / ˌræptəˈtɔːrɪəl/
  1. (of the feet of birds) adapted for seizing prey
  2. of or relating to birds of prey
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin raptor a robber, from rapere to snatch
'raptorial' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
accipitrine - golden eagle - raptor - secretary bird - thread-legged bug

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