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Meanings of raptorial bird in English

Portuguese
aves de rapina
Catalan
ocell rapinyaire
Wikidata

Any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals.

aves de rapina
Synonyms
Examples for "raptor"
Examples for "raptor"
1
The raptor had gone howling off, and the others were now respectful.
Jurassic Park
2
A witness at the raptor center says you're there every Tuesday afternoon.
Bones in Her Pocket
3
They're a species of flightless raptor, distantly related to hippogriffs and octogators.
James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing
4
The raptor bent over, poked at the radio on the floor, tentatively.
Jurassic Park
5
The raptor continued to make choking sounds, punctuated by intermittent loud shrieks.
Jurassic Park
1
The wings of the bird of prey were unfurled definitely in space.
Georges Guynemer: Knight of the Air
2
The metaphor implies a likeness of time-theyears-toa bird of prey.
Selections from Poe
3
The single claw of a bird of prey tells us its nature.
Life and Conduct
4
Then like a bird of prey he made for the other wolf.
The Land of the Long Night
5
The bird is a bird of prey, and altogether an unclean bird.
The Last Chronicle of Barset
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