| NOUN | animal | bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird | any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals |
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| Meaning | Any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals. | |
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| Synonyms | raptor, raptorial bird | |
| Narrower | Accipitriformes, order Accipitriformes | In some classifications an alternative name for the Falconiformes |
| 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 |