Raptorial
51bird 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: ↑ …
52Accipitrine — Ac*cip i*trine (#; 277), a. [Cf. F. accipitrin.] (Zo[ o]l.) Like or belonging to the Accipitres; raptorial; hawklike. [1913 Webster] || …
53Aggressive — Ag*gres sive, a. [Cf. F. agressif.] 1. Tending or disposed to aggress; having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of one s own ends at the expense of others or mindless of others needs or desires; characterized by aggression; making… …
54Aggressively — Aggressive Ag*gres sive, a. [Cf. F. agressif.] 1. Tending or disposed to aggress; having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of one s own ends at the expense of others or mindless of others needs or desires; characterized by… …
55Aggressiveness — Aggressive Ag*gres sive, a. [Cf. F. agressif.] 1. Tending or disposed to aggress; having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of one s own ends at the expense of others or mindless of others needs or desires; characterized by… …
56Aristolochia odoratissima — Serpent Ser pent, n. [F., fr. L. serpens, entis (sc. bestia), fr. serpens, p. pr. of serpere to creep; akin to Gr. ???, Skr. sarp, and perhaps to L. repere, E. reptile. Cf. {Herpes}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any reptile of the order Ophidia; a snake,… …
57bellicose combative pugnacious scrappy truculent — Aggressive Ag*gres sive, a. [Cf. F. agressif.] 1. Tending or disposed to aggress; having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of one s own ends at the expense of others or mindless of others needs or desires; characterized by… …
58Cepola rubescens — Serpent Ser pent, n. [F., fr. L. serpens, entis (sc. bestia), fr. serpens, p. pr. of serpere to creep; akin to Gr. ???, Skr. sarp, and perhaps to L. repere, E. reptile. Cf. {Herpes}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any reptile of the order Ophidia; a snake,… …
59Chanting falcon — Falcon Fal con, n. [OE. faucon, faucoun, OF. faucon, falcon, ?. faucon, fr. LL. falco, perh. from L. falx, falcis, a sickle or scythe, and named from its curving talons. Cf. {Falchion}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) One of a family ({Falconid[ae]}) of… …
60Circaetus Gallicus — Serpent Ser pent, n. [F., fr. L. serpens, entis (sc. bestia), fr. serpens, p. pr. of serpere to creep; akin to Gr. ???, Skr. sarp, and perhaps to L. repere, E. reptile. Cf. {Herpes}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any reptile of the order Ophidia; a snake,… …