vulturine

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

vulturine
    adj 1: 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}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
   [1913 Webster]

         The vulturine nose, which smells nothing but
         corruption, is no credit to its possessor. --C.
                                                  Kingsley.
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