Raptorlike
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Raptorlike is an adjective meaning Resembling or characteristic of a raptor (the bird of prey).
Meaning
Resembling or characteristic of a raptor (the bird of prey).
Example Sentences
Reporting in the journal Animal Behaviour, researchers from Adam Mickiewicz University and the University of South Bohemia described transactions among great grey shrikes, elegant raptorlike birds with silver capes, white bellies and black tails that, like 90 percent of bird species, form pair bonds to breed.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include raptorish, raptorial, ravenlike, ravenish, vulturelike, kitelike.
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