(1):
(a.) Adapted for seizing prey; - said of the legs, claws, etc., of insects, birds, and other animals.
(2):
(a.) Rapacious; living upon prey; - said especially of certain birds.
(3):
(a.) Of or pertaining to the Raptores. See Illust. (f) of Aves.
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