Vulturine

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vulturine \Vul"tur*ine\ (?; 277), a. [L. vulturinus.]
     Of or pertaining to a vulture; resembling a vulture in
     qualities or looks; as, the vulturine sea eagle ({Gypohierax
     Angolensis}); vulturine rapacity.
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           The vulturine nose, which smells nothing but
           corruption, is no credit to its possessor. --C.
                                                    Kingsley.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vulturine
       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}, {vulturous}]