rapacious

English Thesaurus

1. devouring or craving food in great quantities (adj.all)

similar	:	gluttonous,
definition	:	given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink (adj.all)

2. excessively greedy and grasping (adj.all)

similar	:	acquisitive,
definition	:	eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas (adj.all)

3. living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey (adj.all)

similar	:	aggressive,
definition	:	having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends (adj.all)

4. devouring or craving food in great quantities (adj.all)

derivation	:	edacity, esurience, rapaciousness, rapacity, voraciousness, voracity,
definition	:	extreme gluttony (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	edacity, esurience, ravenousness, voraciousness, voracity,
definition	:	excessive desire to eat (noun.state)

5. excessively greedy and grasping (adj.all)

derivation	:	avarice, avaritia, covetousness, greed, rapacity,
definition	:	reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) (noun.act)

derivation	:	greediness, rapaciousness, voraciousness,
definition	:	an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts) (noun.attribute)

6. living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey (adj.all)

derivation	:	bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird,
definition	:	any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals (noun.animal)

derivation	:	vulture,
definition	:	any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion (noun.animal)

7. devouring or craving food in great quantities (adj.all)

derivation	:	edacity, esurience, rapaciousness, rapacity, voraciousness, voracity,
definition	:	extreme gluttony (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	edacity, esurience, ravenousness, voraciousness, voracity,
definition	:	excessive desire to eat (noun.state)

8. excessively greedy and grasping (adj.all)

derivation	:	avarice, avaritia, covetousness, greed, rapacity,
definition	:	reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) (noun.act)

derivation	:	greediness, rapaciousness, voraciousness,
definition	:	an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts) (noun.attribute)

9. living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey (adj.all)

derivation	:	bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird,
definition	:	any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals (noun.animal)

derivation	:	vulture,
definition	:	any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion (noun.animal)