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31ogee — Talon Tal on, n. [F., heel, spur, LL. talo, fr. L. talus the ankle, heel.] 1. The claw of a predaceous bird or animal, especially the claw of a bird of prey. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) One of certain small prominences on the hind part of …
32Talon — Tal on, n. [F., heel, spur, LL. talo, fr. L. talus the ankle, heel.] 1. The claw of a predaceous bird or animal, especially the claw of a bird of prey. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) One of certain small prominences on the hind part of the… …
33barracuda — noun (plural da or das) Etymology: American Spanish Date: 1678 1. any of a genus (Sphyraena of the family Sphyraenidae) of elongate predaceous often large bony fishes of warm seas that includes food and sport fishes as well as some forms… …
34bowfin — noun Date: 1845 a predaceous dull green iridescent North American freshwater fish (Amia calva) that is the only surviving member of an order (Amiiformes) dating back to the Jurassic …
35centipede — noun Etymology: Latin centipeda, from centi + ped , pes foot more at foot Date: 1601 any of a class (Chilopoda) of long flattened many segmented predaceous arthropods with each segment bearing one pair of legs of which the foremost pair is… …
36flower bug — noun Date: circa 1889 any of various small mostly black and white predaceous bugs (family Anthocoridae) that frequent flowers and feed on pest insects (as aphids and thrips) …
37Nile perch — noun Date: 1926 a large predaceous food fish (Lates niloticus) of the rivers and lakes of northern and central Africa that may exceed 200 pounds (91 kilograms) in weight …
38odonate — noun Etymology: irregular from Greek odous, odōn tooth Date: 1947 any of an order (Odonata) of predaceous insects comprising the dragonflies and damselflies • odonate adjective …
39predatory — adjective Date: 1589 1. a. of, relating to, or practicing plunder, pillage, or rapine b. inclined or intended to injure or exploit others for personal gain or profit < predatory pricing practices > 2. living by predation ; predaceous; also… …
40raptorial — adjective Date: 1825 1. predaceous 1 2. adapted to seize prey 3. of, relating to, or being a bird of prey …
