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raptorial - Meaning in Tamil

IPA: ræptɔriəlTamil: ரைப்டாரீஅல / ரைப்டோரீஅல

raptorial - Meaning in Tamil

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Definitions and Meaning of raptorial in English

raptorial adjective

  1. living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey

    Synonyms

    predatory, rapacious, ravening, vulturine, vulturous

    ஆபத்தான

    Examples

    • "a predatory bird"
    • "a vulturine taste for offal"
    • "raptorial birds"
    • "ravening wolves"
    • "the rapacious wolf"
  2. relating to or characteristic of birds of prey

    Example

    • "raptorial claws and bill for seizing prey"

Synonyms of raptorial

Description

In biology, the term raptorial implies much the same as predatory but most often refers to modifications of an arthropod's foreleg that make it function for the grasping of prey while it is consumed, where the gripping surfaces are formed from the opposing faces of two successive leg segments.

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What is raptorial meaning in Tamil?

The word or phrase raptorial refers to living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey, or relating to or characteristic of birds of prey. See raptorial meaning in Tamil, raptorial definition, translation and meaning of raptorial in Tamil. Find raptorial similar words, raptorial synonyms. Learn and practice the pronunciation of raptorial. Find the answer of what is the meaning of raptorial in Tamil.

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