VULTUROUS

predatory, rapacious, raptorial, ravening, vulturine, vulturous

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

vulturous (comparative more vulturous, superlative most vulturous)

Having the features of a vulture, especially in being rapacious, greedy, or scavenging.

Synonyms

• vulturelike

• vulturine

• vulturish

Source: Wiktionary


Vul"tur*ous, a.

Definition: Like a vulture; rapacious.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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27 September 2024

IDENTIFY

(verb) recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; “She identified the man on the ‘wanted’ poster”


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