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vulturine

 
Dictionary: vul·tur·ine   (vŭl'chə-rīn') pronunciation also vul·tur·ous
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(-chər-əs)
adj.
  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a vulture.
  2. Rapacious; predatory.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
  Synonyms: predatory, rapacious, raptorial, ravening, vulturous

 
 
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