1. (adj)predatory, rapacious, raptorial, ravening, vulturine, vulturous living by preying on other animals especially by catchinglivingprey "a predatory bird"; "the rapacious wolf"; "raptorial birds"; "ravening wolves"; "a vulturine taste for offal"
2. (adj)rapacious, ravening, voracious excessively greedy and grasping "a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"; "ravening creditors"; "paying taxes to voracious governments"
3. (adj)edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, voracious, wolfish devouring or cravingfood in great quantities
"edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks"
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