bird of prey

1. 1.

   any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals

   Synonymsraptorraptorial bird

   Broaderbird

   NarrowerAccipitriformeshawkeaglevulturesecretary birdowl

Questions about bird of prey

What does bird of prey mean?

bird of prey means "any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals".

What is another word for bird of prey?

Close synonyms include raptor, raptorial bird. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bird of prey a common word?

bird of prey is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.