- raptorial bird
- nounany of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals• Syn: ↑bird of prey, ↑raptor• Hypernyms: ↑bird• Hyponyms:
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raptorial bird
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bird of prey — noun any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals • Syn: ↑raptor, ↑raptorial bird • Derivationally related forms: ↑raptorial (for: ↑raptor) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bird of Minerva — noun nocturnal bird of prey with hawk like beak and claws and large head with front facing eyes • Syn: ↑owl, ↑bird of night, ↑hooter • Derivationally related forms: ↑owlet (for: ↑owl), ↑hoot ( … Useful english dictionary
bird of night — noun nocturnal bird of prey with hawk like beak and claws and large head with front facing eyes • Syn: ↑owl, ↑bird of Minerva, ↑hooter • Derivationally related forms: ↑owlet (for: ↑owl), ↑hoot … Useful english dictionary
bird of Jove — noun any of various large keen sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight • Syn: ↑eagle • Derivationally related forms: ↑eaglet (for: ↑eagle) • Hypernyms: ↑bird of prey, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
raptorial — [rap tôr′ē əl] adj. 1. predatory: said esp. of a bird of prey 2. adapted for seizing prey [raptorial claws] … English World dictionary
bird — birdless, adj. /berrd/, n. 1. any warm blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard shelled egg. 2. a fowl or game bird. 3 … Universalium
Bird — /berrd/, n. Larry, born 1956, U.S. basketball player. * * * I Any of the warm blooded, beaked vertebrates of the class Aves, including more than 9,600 living species. A covering of feathers distinguishes birds from all other animals. Birds have a … Universalium
Bird collections — thumb|250px|right|MarbledGodwit, Limosa fedoa , prepared as a skin ( shmoo ), skeleton, andspread wingBird collections are curated repositories of scientific specimens consisting of birds and their parts. They are a research resource for… … Wikipedia
raptorial — adjective Date: 1825 1. predaceous 1 2. adapted to seize prey 3. of, relating to, or being a bird of prey … New Collegiate Dictionary
raptorial — /rap tawr ee euhl, tohr /, adj. 1. preying upon other animals; predatory. 2. adapted for seizing prey, as the bill or claws of a bird. 3. belonging or pertaining to the Raptores, a former order in which the falconiform and strigiform birds were… … Universalium
