Definitions for: Vulturine


[adj] living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey; "a predatory bird"; "the rapacious wolf"; "raptorial birds"; "ravening wolves"; "a vulturine taste for offal"



Webster (1913) Definition: Vul"tur*ine (?; 277), a. [L. vulturinus.]
Of or pertaining to a vulture; resembling a vulture in
qualities or looks; as, the vulturine sea eagle ({Gypohierax
Angolensis}); vulturine rapacity.

The vulturine nose, which smells nothing but
corruption, is no credit to its possessor. --C.
Kingsley.

Synonyms: aggressive, predatory, rapacious, raptorial, ravening, vulturous

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