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Raptor (gcide) | Raptor \Rap"tor\ (r[a^]p"t[~e]r), n. [L. raptor, from rapere to
ravish. See Rapid.]
A ravisher; a plunderer. [Obs.]
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raptor (wn) | raptor
n 1: any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other
animals [syn: bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird] |
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eoraptor (encz) | eoraptor, n: |
maniraptor (encz) | maniraptor, n: |
order raptores (encz) | order Raptores, n: |
oviraptorid (encz) | oviraptorid, n: |
raptorial (encz) | raptorial, adj: |
raptorial bird (encz) | raptorial bird, n: |
suborder maniraptora (encz) | suborder Maniraptora, n: |
utahraptor (encz) | utahraptor, n: |
velociraptor (encz) | velociraptor, n: |
predatory rapacious raptorial ravening vulturine vulturous (gcide) | Aggressive \Ag*gres"sive\, a. [Cf. F. agressif.]
1. Tending or disposed to aggress; having or showing
determination and energetic pursuit of one's own ends at
the expense of others or mindless of others' needs or
desires; characterized by aggression; making assaults;
unjustly attacking; as, an aggressive policy, war, person,
nation; an aggressive businessman; an aggressive
basketball player; he was aggressive and imperious in his
convictions; aggressive drivers. Opposite of
unaggressive.
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No aggressive movement was made. --Macaulay.
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2. Marked by self-confident ambition, vigorous
competitiveness, energy and initiative; as, an aggressive
young executive.
Syn: enterprising, pushful, pushing, pushy
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3. (Med., Biol.) Tending to grow or spread quickly; as, an
aggressive tumor. [Narrower terms: {invasive (vs.
noninvasive) ] --AS
Syn: fast-growing(prenominal)
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4. Tending to initiate unprovoked attacks; initiating
unprovoked military action; eager to fight; as, aggressive
acts against another country.
Syn: belligerent.
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Note: Narrower related terms: {bellicose, combative,
pugnacious, scrappy, truculent ; {hard-hitting,
high-pressure ; hostile (used of attempts to buy or
take control of a business: "hostile takeover";
"hostile tender offer"); {predatory, rapacious,
raptorial, ravening, vulturine, vulturous . See also:
assertive, hostile, offensive.
[WordNet 1.5] -- Ag*gres"sive*ly, adv. --
Ag*gres"sive*ness, n.
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Raptor (gcide) | Raptor \Rap"tor\ (r[a^]p"t[~e]r), n. [L. raptor, from rapere to
ravish. See Rapid.]
A ravisher; a plunderer. [Obs.]
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Raptores (gcide) | Raptores \Rap*to"res\ (r[a^]p*t[=o]"r[=e]z), n. pl. [NL. See
Raptor.] (Zool.)
An order of birds, same as Accipitres. Called also
Raptatores.
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Raptorial (gcide) | Raptorial \Rap*to"ri*al\ (r[a^]p*t[=o]"r[i^]*al), a. (Zool.)
(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.
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Raptorious (gcide) | Raptorious \Rap*to"ri*ous\ (r[a^]p*t[=o]"r[i^]*[u^]s), a. [L.
raptorius.] (Zool.)
Raptorial.
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eoraptor (wn) | eoraptor
n 1: a theropod dinosaur of the genus Eoraptor |
genus eoraptor (wn) | genus Eoraptor
n 1: primitive theropod found in Argentina; early Triassic |
genus utahraptor (wn) | genus Utahraptor
n 1: advanced bipedal carnivorous dinosaur |
genus velociraptor (wn) | genus Velociraptor
n 1: advanced carnivorous theropod |
maniraptor (wn) | maniraptor
n 1: advanced carnivorous theropod |
maniraptora (wn) | Maniraptora
n 1: advanced theropods including oviraptorids and dromaeosaurs
and possibly even modern birds [syn: Maniraptora,
suborder Maniraptora] |
order raptores (wn) | order Raptores
n 1: term used in former classifications; erroneously grouped
together birds of the orders Falconiformes and Strigiformes
[syn: Raptores, order Raptores] |
oviraptorid (wn) | oviraptorid
n 1: advanced carnivorous theropod |
raptores (wn) | Raptores
n 1: term used in former classifications; erroneously grouped
together birds of the orders Falconiformes and Strigiformes
[syn: Raptores, order Raptores] |
raptorial (wn) | raptorial
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of birds of prey;
"raptorial claws and bill for seizing prey"
2: 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, vulturine, vulturous] |
raptorial bird (wn) | raptorial bird
n 1: any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other
animals [syn: bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird] |
suborder maniraptora (wn) | suborder Maniraptora
n 1: advanced theropods including oviraptorids and dromaeosaurs
and possibly even modern birds [syn: Maniraptora,
suborder Maniraptora] |
utahraptor (wn) | utahraptor
n 1: large (20-ft) and swift carnivorous dinosaur having an
upright slashing claw 15 inches long on each hind foot;
early Cretaceous [syn: utahraptor, superslasher] |
velociraptor (wn) | velociraptor
n 1: small active carnivore that probably fed on protoceratops;
possibly related more closely to birds than to other
dinosaurs |
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