What is the meaning of rapacious?

Living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey.
- usage: "a predatory bird"; "the rapacious wolf"; "raptorial birds"; "ravening wolves"; "a vulturine taste for offal"
- synonyms: predatory, raptorial, ravening, vulturine, vulturous
Excessively greedy and grasping.
- usage: "a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"; "ravening creditors"; "paying taxes to voracious governments"
- synonyms: ravening, voracious
Devouring or craving food in great quantities.
- usage: "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks"
- synonyms: edacious, esurient, ravening, ravenous, voracious, wolfish

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