vulturine

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If Captain Ducie's features were aquiline, those of the stranger might be termed vulturine--long, lean, narrow, with a thin, high-ridged nose, and a chin that was pointed with a tuft of thick, black hair.

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or characteristic of a vulture.
  2. adjective Rapacious; predatory.

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  • We're learning about the vulturine guinea fowl from the Wild Animal Park's Marco Preciado.
  • First off, Obama's "team" is comprised of a bunch of vulturine crooks; they fall very short of a cabinet fit for "change." —  Countercurrents.org
  • One such level involves defending oneself from these creepy, vulturine / pterodactyl critters that fly at one from all directions. —  LutheranChik's "L" Word Diary
  • If Captain Ducie's features were aquiline, those of the stranger might be termed vulturine--long, lean, narrow, with a thin, high-ridged nose, and a chin that was pointed with a tuft of thick, black hair. —  The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 2, February, 1891
  • "Blaspheme not," he croaked, and his tall form quivered with rage, his sallow old face grew vulturine. —  The Sea-Hawk
 

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  1. from Latin vulturinus, of or pertaining to a vulture, from vultur, a vulture. see vulture.
 

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/ˈvəltʃərɪn/
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