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Raptor   /rˈæptər/   Listen
Raptor

noun
1.
Any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals.  Synonyms: bird of prey, raptorial bird.



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"Raptor" Quotes from Famous Books



... gurgite captum, Ex imo in summas cum penetrasset aquas, Mentitae culicis quem forma elusit inanis: Picta coloratis plumea musca notis. Dum captat, capitur; vorat inscius, ipse vorandus; Fitque cibi raptor grata rapina mali. Alma quies! miserae merces ditissima vitae, Quam tuto in tacitis hic latuisset aquis! Qui dum spumosi fremitus et murmura rivi Quaeritat, hamato sit cita praeda cibo, Quam grave magnarum specimen dant ludicra rerum? Gurges est ...
— Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II • Henry Vaughan



Words linked to "Raptor" :   eagle, bird of night, order Accipitriformes, bird of Minerva, owl, secretary bird, hawk, vulture, bird of Jove, bird of prey, raptorial, hooter, Accipitriformes, Sagittarius serpentarius, bird, raptorial bird



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