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rapacious

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rəˈpeɪʃəs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/rəˈpeɪʃəs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(rə pā′shəs)

rapacious
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Sense: Greedy

Synonyms:

grasping, avaricious, insatiable, greedy Collocations, avid, covetous

Sense: Living on prey

Synonyms:

ravening, ravenous, predacious, carnivorous, devouring, voracious, omnivorous, murderous, wolfish, lupine, greedy Collocations, savage Collocations, marauding, preying, predatory

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