Bible Dictionaries
Raptorial

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(a.) Adapted for seizing prey; - said of the legs, claws, etc., of insects, birds, and other animals.

(2):

(a.) Rapacious; living upon prey; - said especially of certain birds.

(3):

(a.) Of or pertaining to the Raptores. See Illust. (f) of Aves.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Raptorial'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/raptorial.html. 1828.