1. (a.) Rapacious; living upon prey; predatory;-- said especially of certain birds.
2. (a.) Adapted for seizing prey; -- said of the legs, claws, etc., of insects, birds, and other animals.
3. (a.) of or pertaining to the Raptores.
Thesaurus Entries
all-devouring, all-engulfing, bloodsucking, clawed, dentate, digital, digitate, digitated, extortionate, fanged, fingered, grabby, grasping, jawed, lupine, parasitic, predacious, predatory, prehensile, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, sharkish, taloned, toothed, vulturine, vulturous, wolfish
