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rapaciousness

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English

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Etymology

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From rapacious +‎ -ness.

Noun

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rapaciousness (uncountable)

  1. The state of being rapacious; extreme gluttony
    • 2015, Elizabeth Royte, Vultures Are Revolting. Here’s Why We Need to Save Them., National Geographic (December 2015)[1]
      THE VULTURE MAY be the most maligned bird on the planet, a living metaphor for greed and rapaciousness.
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