raptorial
raptorial adjective: like or resembling a raptor; seizing or plundering, like a bird of prey.
Adjective
raptorial (comparative more raptorial, superlative most raptorial)
- Like or resembling a raptor; seizing or plundering, like a bird of prey.
- When its legs are extended, it measures one and a half inches wide, and the raptorial claws hint that it is a fierce predator.2012 August 20, Sindya N. Bhanoo, “Cave Enthusiasts Find an 8-Legged Outlier”, in The New York Times
raptorial meaning in Bengali
raptorial in Bengali
- শিকারী পাখির মতো
Forms of raptorial
| comparative | more raptorial |
|---|---|
| superlative | most raptorial |
Origin of raptorial
From raptor + -ial.
Words formed from raptorial
Words that rhyme with raptorial
- memorial
- monitorial
- territorial
- accessorial
- arboreal
- categorial
- equatorial
- factorial
- inquisitorial
- pictorial
- sartorial
- senatorial
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- tutorial
- accusatorial
- assessorial
- censorial
- combinatorial
- conspiratorial
- corporeal
- cursorial
- dictatorial
- directorial
- editorial
- enchorial
- epichorial
- executorial
- grallatorial
- imperatorial
- incorporeal
- intracorporeal
- lavatorial
- marmoreal
- multifactorial
- observatorial
- piscatorial
- primorial
- promontorial
- proprietorial
- purgatorial
- rasorial
- responsorial
- saltatorial
- scansorial
- sectorial
- spectatorial
- suctorial
- tectorial
- uxorial
- vectorial
- advertorial
- agitatorial
- amatorial
- ambassadorial
- ambulatorial
- ancestorial
- armorial
- assertorial
- auctorial
- auditorial
- authorial
Questions about raptorial
- What does raptorial mean?
- Raptorial means like or resembling a raptor; seizing or plundering, like a bird of prey.
- What is raptorial in Bengali?
- Raptorial in Bengali is শিকারী পাখির মতো. See Raptorial meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is raptorial?
- Raptorial is an adjective.
Words near raptorial in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: raptorial (page history and authors); raptorial (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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