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What is "vulturous"

The Collaborative International Dictionary
Vulturous

Vulturous \Vul"tur*ous\, a. Like a vulture; rapacious.

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vulturous

a. Having the features of a vulture; especially those of being rapacious, greedy, or scavenging.

WordNet
vulturous

adj. living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey; "a predatory bird"; "the rapacious wolf"; "raptorial birds"; "ravening wolves"; "a vulturine taste for offal" [syn: predatory, rapacious, raptorial, ravening, vulturine]

Usage examples of "vulturous".

The silhouette that his face cast on the wall was far coarser, more vulturous, than that of Beak Barlett.