rapacious+birds

  • 101hawk — 1. n. & v. n. 1 any of various diurnal birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, having a characteristic curved beak, rounded short wings, and a long tail. 2 Polit. a person who advocates an aggressive or warlike policy, esp. in foreign affairs.… …

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  • 102vulture — n. 1 any of various large birds of prey of the family Cathartidae or Accipitridae, with the head and neck more or less bare of feathers, feeding chiefly on carrion and reputed to gather with others in anticipation of a death. 2 a rapacious person …

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  • 103harpagornis — ˈhärpəˈgȯrnə̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek harpag , harpax rapacious + New Latin ornis; akin to Greek harpagē hook, rake : a genus of extinct birds (family Accipitridae) much larger than any existing eagle and found… …

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  • 104pred|a|to|ry — «PREHD uh TR ee, TOHR », adjective. 1. a) living by preying upon other animals. Lions and tigers are predatory animals; hawks and owls are predatory birds. »Field trials were then set up in semi arid bush country…under completely natural… …

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  • 105BAAL WORSHIP — Name and Etymology The word baʿl, common Semitic for owner, master, husband, became the usual designation of the great weather god of the Western Semites. In spite of the fact that the word is used as the theophorous element in personal names,… …

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