| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| raptorial |
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| SYLLABICATION: | rap·to·ri·al |
| PRONUNCIATION: | r p-tôr - l, -t r - |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Subsisting by seizing prey; predatory. 2. Adapted for the seizing of prey. 3. Of, relating to, or characteristic of birds of prey.
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