Aranan: vahşi bir şekilde avlanarak yaşam sürdüren (hayvan)
rapacious
/ɹəˈpeɪ.ʃəs/Giriş yap, bu kelimeyi “Kelimelerim”e ekle.
Çeviriler
Tanımlar (İngilizce)
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sıfat
Voracious; avaricious.
“To presume a want of motives for such contests [of power between states] as an argument against their existence, would be to forget that men are ambitious, vindictive, and rapacious.”
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sıfat
Given to taking by force or plundering; aggressively greedy.
“A Prince […] sooner becomes hated by being rapacious and by interfering with the property and with the women of his subjects, than in any other way.”
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sıfat
Subsisting off live prey.
“Even the rapacious birds appeared to comprehend the nature of the ceremony, for […] they once more began to make their airy circuits above the place[…]”