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VULTUROUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vulturous mean? 

VULTUROUS (adjective)
  The adjective VULTUROUS has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: VULTUROUS used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


VULTUROUS (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey

Synonyms:

predatory; rapacious; raptorial; ravening; vulturine; vulturous

Context example:

a vulturine taste for offal

Similar:

aggressive (having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends)

Derivation:

vulture (any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion)


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