VULTURINE
\vˈʌlt͡ʃəɹˌiːn], \vˈʌltʃəɹˌiːn], \v_ˈʌ_l_tʃ_ə_ɹ_ˌiː_n]\
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living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey; "a predatory bird"; "the rapacious wolf"; "raptorial birds"; "ravening wolves"; "a vulturine taste for offal"
By Princeton University
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living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey; "a predatory bird"; "the rapacious wolf"; "raptorial birds"; "ravening wolves"; "a vulturine taste for offal"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Of or pertaining to a vulture; resembling a vulture in qualities or looks; as, the vulturine sea eagle (Gypohierax Angolensis); vulturine rapacity.
By Oddity Software
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Of or pertaining to a vulture; resembling a vulture in qualities or looks; as, the vulturine sea eagle (Gypohierax Angolensis); vulturine rapacity.
By Noah Webster.
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Vulturish; vulturous.
By James Champlin Fernald
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