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Raptorial is an English word with synonyms like bird or predatory. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Raptorial in a sentence

Raptorial meaning

Like or resembling a raptor; seizing or plundering, like a bird of prey.

Synonyms of Raptorial

bird predatory rapacious ravening vulturine vulturous aggressive

Related words

Other words often associated with Raptorial or its synonyms:

acquisitive ravenous voracious gluttonous bellicose wench fille meat missy competitive vertebrate chick

Using Raptorial

  • The main meaning on this page is: Like or resembling a raptor; seizing or plundering, like a bird of prey.
  • Useful related words include: bird, predatory, rapacious, ravening.
  • In the example corpus, raptorial often appears in combinations such as: raptorial birds.

Context around Raptorial

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 34.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

large 1×

Often after:

birds 3×

Sentence patterns with Raptorial

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

many large raptorial birds the 1× raptorial birds reported 1× talons of raptorial birds or 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

occasionally as is 1× raptorial birds reported 1× the teeth are 1×

Common sentence endings:

are most different 1× teeth of sharks 1× vultures cathartes aura 1×

Words around Raptorial

Just before it in the word index:

raptor 168 raptly 2 rapti 2 rapt 36 rapson 7 rapsody 9

Just after it in the word index:

raptors 561 raptress 13 rapture 63 raptured 2 raptures 11 rapturous 47

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Raptorial

  • In this selection, "raptorial" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 34.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, large and birds stand out and add context to how "raptorial" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include many large raptorial birds the and raptorial birds reported. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "raptorial" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with raptorial

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Occasionally, as is recorded in many large raptorial birds, the oldest sibling sometimes attacks and kills its younger sibling(s), especially early in the nesting period when their sizes are most different. (32 words)

Raptorial birds reported to be hunted by these eagles have included large adults of species such as red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis), ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) and black (Coragyps atratus) and turkey vultures (Cathartes aura). (34 words)

The teeth are not well-suited to tearing flesh off of large prey items as is the dentition and claws of many mammalian carnivores, the hooked bills and talons of raptorial birds, or the serrated teeth of sharks. (38 words)

Longer example sentences

The teeth are not well-suited to tearing flesh off of large prey items as is the dentition and claws of many mammalian carnivores, the hooked bills and talons of raptorial birds, or the serrated teeth of sharks. (38 words)

Raptorial birds reported to be hunted by these eagles have included large adults of species such as red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis), ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) and black (Coragyps atratus) and turkey vultures (Cathartes aura). (34 words)

Occasionally, as is recorded in many large raptorial birds, the oldest sibling sometimes attacks and kills its younger sibling(s), especially early in the nesting period when their sizes are most different. (32 words)

Example sentences (3)

Occasionally, as is recorded in many large raptorial birds, the oldest sibling sometimes attacks and kills its younger sibling(s), especially early in the nesting period when their sizes are most different.

Raptorial birds reported to be hunted by these eagles have included large adults of species such as red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis), ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) and black (Coragyps atratus) and turkey vultures (Cathartes aura).

The teeth are not well-suited to tearing flesh off of large prey items as is the dentition and claws of many mammalian carnivores, the hooked bills and talons of raptorial birds, or the serrated teeth of sharks.

Common combinations with raptorial

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "raptorial" in a sentence?
An example: "Occasionally, as is recorded in many large raptorial birds, the oldest sibling sometimes attacks and kills its younger sibling(s), especially early in the nesting period when their sizes are most different." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "raptorial" from authentic English texts.
What does "raptorial" mean?
Raptorial means: Like or resembling a raptor; seizing or plundering, like a bird of prey.
What are synonyms of "raptorial"?
Common synonyms of "raptorial" include: bird, predatory, rapacious, ravening, vulturine, vulturous, aggressive.
How many example sentences with "raptorial" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "raptorial", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.