vulturine
- adjective
- /ˈvʌltəˌraɪn/
:
vulturino
- The vulturine instincts of the creature made it a fearsome predator in its environment.
Examples
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Many species exhibit vulturine behavior when hunting.
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The vulturine eagle is known for its hunting skills.
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His vulturine appetite for gossip was well known among his colleagues.
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Scientists studied the vulturine habits of raptors in different regions.
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The vulturine eagle is a skilled hunter that preys on small mammals.
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In the savanna, the vulturine birds silently stalk their prey before launching an attack.
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The documentary highlighted the vulturine tactics used by various predators in the wild.
Synonyms
8
4.8
Hunting and eating other animals for food
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8.4
Hunting and eating other animals for food
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9.9
Likely to take advantage of weak people or animals, like a bird that eats dead animals
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9.1
Animals, especially birds, that catch and eat other animals
An animal that eats other animals for food
Antonyms
How Predatory
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Vulturine comes from vulture, from Latin vultur meaning 'vulture', the bird that eats or hunts other animals. So when we call an animal vulturine, we mean it lives by hunting other animals or acts like a hunter circling its prey.