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Raptorial
Raptorial Rap*to"ri*al (-r[i^]*al), a. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Rapacious; living upon prey; -- said especially of
certain birds.
(b) Adapted for seizing prey; -- said of the legs, claws,
etc., of insects, birds, and other animals.
(c) Of or pertaining to the Raptores. See Illust.
(f) of Aves.
Meaning of Raptorial from wikipedia
- In
biology (specifically the
anatomy of arthropods), the term
raptorial implies much the same as
predatory but most
often refers to
modifications of an...
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whales (or "
raptorial sperm whales") and was
probably an apex predator,
preying on whales,
seals and so forth.
Characteristically of
raptorial sperm whales...
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painful wounds if
handled incautiously,
mantis shrimp possess powerful raptorial appendages that are used to
attack and kill prey
either by spearing, stunning...
- the Gr**** "makros" (μακρός) (meaning "long", "large" or "great") and "
raptorial" from both the
Latin "rapere" (ra.pi.o and räpio) and (ra.pi.o and räːpio)...
- gr****hoppers (Orthoptera), or
other more
distantly related insects with
raptorial forelegs such as
mantisflies (Mantispidae).
Mantises are
mostly ambush...
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powerful raptorial claw.
Whether a
mantis shrimp is
classified as a
smasher or a
spearer is
distinguished based on the form of the
raptorial claw and...
- in
North America,
often laying eggs w****s or even
months before other raptorial birds. The
great horned owl was
formally described in 1788 by the German...
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Diying (December 2020). "An
early Cambrian euarthropod with radiodont-like
raptorial appendages". Nature. 588 (7836): 101–105. Bibcode:2020Natur.588..101Z...
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known from the
Czech Republic.
Although it
possessed great appendage-like
raptorial arms, it was not
homologous with
those of megacheirans.
Kodymirus is currently...
- 480
species of Stomatopod.
These crustaceans are well
known for
their raptorial claws and
their exceptional vision. In the
marine aquarium trade, it is...
