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 , vulturine , vulturous ]
excessively greedy and grasping; a rapacious divorcee on the prowl; ravening creditors; paying taxes to voracious governments
devouring or craving food in great quantities; edacious vultures; a rapacious appetite; ravenous as wolves; voracious sharks
[ Syn: edacious , esurient , rapacious , ravenous , voracious , wolfish ]