raptorial

English

Etymology

From raptor +‎ -ial.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəl

Adjective

raptorial (comparative more raptorial, superlative most raptorial)

1. Like or resembling a raptor; seizing or plundering, like a bird of prey.
   • 2012 August 20, Sindya N. Bhanoo, “Cave Enthusiasts Find an 8-Legged Outlier”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     When its legs are extended, it measures one and a half inches wide, and the raptorial claws hint that it is a fierce predator.

Translations

Translations

• Bulgarian: хищен (bg) (hišten), граблив (bg) (grabliv)
• French: rapace (fr) m or f

See also

• ambulatorial
• cursorial
• fossorial
• gressorial
• natatorial
• saltatorial
• scansorial