n. A raptor. [ Obs. ] Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. raptor, from rapere to ravish. See Rapid. ] A ravisher; a plunderer. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL. See Raptor. ] (Zool.) An order of birds, same as Accipitres. Called also
a. (Zool.)
a. [ L. raptorius. ] (Zool.) Raptorial. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. raptor, from rapere to ravish. See Rapid. ] A ravisher; a plunderer. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL. See Raptor. ] (Zool.) An order of birds, same as Accipitres. Called also
a. (Zool.)
a. [ L. raptorius. ] (Zool.) Raptorial. [ 1913 Webster ]