English > raptor: 1 sense > noun 1, animal| Meaning | Any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals. |
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| Synonyms | bird of prey, raptorial bird |
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| Narrower | Accipitriformes, order Accipitriformes | In some classifications an alternative name for the Falconiformes |
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| eagle, bird of Jove | Any of various large keen-sighted / keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight |
| hawk | diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail |
| owl, bird of Minerva, bird of night, hooter | nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes |
| secretary bird, Sagittarius serpentarius | large long-legged African bird of prey that feeds on reptiles |
| vulture | Any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws / claws and feeding chiefly on carrion |
| Broader | bird | warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings |
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| Spanish | ave de rapiña, ave rapaz, rapaz, raptor |
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| Catalan | ocell de presa, ocell rapaç, ocell rapinyaire, rapinyaire, raptor |
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| Adjectives | raptorial | relating to or characteristic of birds of prey |
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| raptorial | living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey |
