Meaning & Definition of Rapacious in English

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"

2. Excessively greedy and grasping

• "A rapacious divorcee on the prowl"

• "Ravening creditors"

• "Paying taxes to voracious governments"

3. Devouring or craving food in great quantities

• "Edacious vultures"

• "A rapacious appetite"

• "Ravenous as wolves"

• "Voracious sharks"