raptor Definition
rap·tor (rap′tər, -tôr′)
raptor Usage Examples
Converse of object
- migrate: Given fine weather we may get our first views of migrating raptors from here.
- perch: We met some local birders and they showed us a raptor perched on a dead tree to the east of the dike.
- soar: A stop to check some soaring raptors reveals a group of six Andean Condors soaring high above the steep mountainside.
- spot: Further on up the creek Don spotted two dark raptors from the van which turned out to be Black Hawk.
- watch: Day 18: We'll spend our final morning on the Marin headlands just north of Golden Gate Bridge watching migrant raptors.
- see: We went to a kind of valley, where we thought that we could see some raptors.
Noun used with modifier
breeding: Between the quota system areas and the free breeding areas raptors would continue to thrive and damage would be down to a minimum.
Adjective modifier
- diurnal: The last group in the diurnal raptors is the true falcons.
- captive: Feeding different types of foods to captive raptors can vary the non-drinking part of their water intake considerably.
- migrant: Day 18: We'll spend our final morning on the Marin headlands just north of Golden Gate Bridge watching migrant raptors.
- distant: A Long-legged Buzzard flew over, and then two distant raptors glided across the valley.
- rare: Hopefully those rare raptors will be more active next time around.
- numerous: This makes it the most numerous raptor in Scotland.
Modifies a noun
- predation: These budgets are becoming increasingly difficult to meet with raptor predation on the increase.
- watching: These were quite high and more like usual raptor watching.
- sighting: Other raptor sightings included two merlins and a hen harrier.
- migration: The majority of birds used for falconry were trapped in elaborate bow nets set along raptor migration routes in Holland.
- viewpoint: There is a covered raptor viewpoint for those wishing to escape the tourists at the Mirador.
- specie: Ended up with 15 raptor species, all except Hen Harrier!
Preposition: in
area: It is possible to get a high day list of raptors in this area!
Browse dictionary entries near raptor
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