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Definition of: raptorial
(rap·tôr′ē·əl, -tō′rē-) adjective
1. Seizing and devouring living prey: predatory.
2. Ornithol. Having talons adapted for seizing and holding prey: said especially of hawks, vultures, eagles, owls, and other carnivorous birds. [<L raptor snatcher <raptus, pp. of rapere seize]
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